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Re: pic: Carbon fiber monocoque drivetrain Top view
Like some of the other posters, I'm no expert; but I immediately wondered why the design includes so many 90 degree corners and edges.
Aren't sharp corners/edges the exact places where structures made from carbon fiber, or similar materials, are most likely to fail, when the entire structure flexes?
Isn't the key to success allowing many fibers to share a load instead of letting the load get concentrated onto a few fibers (at corners/edges)?
Color me curious.
Blake
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