Question: The shaft for a propeller on a ship is carefully designed so that the applied stresses are well below the endurance limit for the material.

The shaft for a propeller on a ship is carefully designed so that the applied stresses are well below the endurance limit for the material. Yet after several months, the shaft cracks and fails offer an explanation for the failure might have occurred under these conditions.

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