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Hi, Please forgive me if this post is in the wrong section. I'm interested in working on a project but my physics is very rusty in terms of calculating stress and in need of help. I would like to know which is better given the below aluminum 6061-T6 tubing with similar weights to withstand...

Perhaps you should review these: * http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-01-physics-i-classical-mechanics-fall-1999/video-lectures/lecture-3" * http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-01-physics-i-classical-mechanics-fall-1999/video-lectures/lecture-6" *...

If you're referring the friction of the road vs. tire, I'd say that's μ becomes more of a 'best guess' because weather conditions will always be different, not to mention the way each road and tire is made and the composition of materials used for both. For the same road and tire, friction...