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Engineering notes

Worked notes on composites, load paths, joints, fixtures and failure reviews. Example data is labelled in each article.

Published 2026-07-27

A hypothetical drone-arm revision record

A worked arm-revision record that keeps the failed first test and the mass target that remained open.

Published 2026-07-23

A layup comparison with fixed hole geometry, edge distance, restraint and load direction.

Published 2026-07-19

How an overlap revision changes the analysis input, process record and test stop conditions.

Published 2026-07-14

Two nominally identical checks become non-comparable when the clamped length moves by 20 mm.

Published 2026-07-09

Photographs, load traces and section locations are more useful than an early material-failure label.