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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A helix is any line in which the curvature and torsion measured anywhere and everywhere are in a constant proportion.
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As with tensile and bend testing, torsion testing may be done under various stress or displacement programs.
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Curvature and torsion are not easy to measure directly but their being proportional has a straight forward measurable consequence.
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End effects and errors due to misalignment are very important in torsion testing.
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In the latter case the specimen is of near perfect geometry for a torsion test.
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Or a partial torsion of the gut ...?
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Precisely similar effects occur in the large strain torsion of a rubber.
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Rear Suspension - Two transverse torsion bars are located within a hollow tube and operated by trailing arms.