| AWM Table: | Bridges
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| Attribute: | Failure Mode
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| Purpose: | To provide... |
| Value | Description | Photo Example |
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| Ductile | Ductile failure occurs when a material is loaded beyond its yield strength. This causes the material to become deformed for a period of time before eventually failing. |  |
| Non-Ductile | Non-ductile failure refers to inflexible or brittle breaks in materials. Materials like cast iron fail in this way when tensile load occurs. |  |
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