Here is a spring steel beam snapping from one stable shape to another in our bending tester as it goes past the critical angle. The beam is about 5 cm long and vibrates at 240 Hz. Thanks to Roger Bradshaw and Bill Hnat for the slow-motion video.
At the University of Louisville J. B. Speed School of Engineering
Here is a spring steel beam snapping from one stable shape to another in our bending tester as it goes past the critical angle. The beam is about 5 cm long and vibrates at 240 Hz. Thanks to Roger Bradshaw and Bill Hnat for the slow-motion video.