Introduction to Engineering-Solid Mechanics 1.Introduction Failure of a hardware: ■Break Excessive deformation (e.g.stretch,or bend too much) Designed component should never fail Introduction to Engineering 5 H.ShaoIntroduction to Engineering Introduction to Engineering —— Solid Mechanics Solid Mechanics Introduction to Engineering Introduction to Engineering H. Shao 5 1. Introduction  Failure of a hardware:  Break  Excessive deformation (e.g. stretch, or bend too much)  Designed component should never fail