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Thanks for including some mechanics tips along with legal warnings everyone seems compelled to offer. Yes, I understand safety factors and that many fatigue and failure modes apply to real-world designs. I have been often criticized in the past for posting "vastly too long and detailed"...

Where did I say "the people" would be "the public" and where did I say they would be "invited"? Also, where did I say I would not have professionals review the design before anything is built? Presumably you understand reviews cost vastly less than complete design and engineering work...

I am designing a 25-meter long by ~10-meter wide by 2~4 meter deep swimming pool from transparent acrylic or polycarbonate sheets, and need to determine what thickness the plastic sheets must be to not break... as well as how much the center of each sheet will deflect under the load. I am not...