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Rajini
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Hi,
Top/tip of the tower accelerates faster than bottom. Please read the lines inside ( ).
difference in shear force between bottom and top of the tower makes the tower to break.
Top/tip of the tower accelerates faster than bottom. Please read the lines inside ( ).
difference in shear force between bottom and top of the tower makes the tower to break.
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hi tukms! 
each brick is trying to pull the next brick, but there's a limit to how hard it can pull without the mortar (joining the bricks) breaking
that limit is the maximum shear force ("shear" means sideways to the join)
force = mass time acceleration, so if the acceleration is too large, then the force exceeeds the maximum shear force, and the mortar breaks
each brick is trying to pull the next brick, but there's a limit to how hard it can pull without the mortar (joining the bricks) breaking
that limit is the maximum shear force ("shear" means sideways to the join)
force = mass time acceleration, so if the acceleration is too large, then the force exceeeds the maximum shear force, and the mortar breaks