Perhaps you have observed the following wear phenomena: A set of marble or wooden stairs shows wear
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a. Why and how the stairs wear.
b. Why the lower stairs are more worn than the upper stairs.
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Materials and process in manufacturing
ISBN: 978-0471656531
9th edition
Authors: E. Paul DeGarmo, J T. Black, Ronald A. Kohser
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