AWM Table: | Bridges
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Attribute: | Failure Mode
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Purpose: | To provide... |
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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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