"Richard Henry" wrote in message
(Jeff Davis) wrote:
The slab creeps before it releases and stores elastic energy. It
most
certainly has kinetic energy due to your own equation. Nice to have
an
intelligent conversation relevant to skiing.
"Elasticity" and "elastic energy" are not the same thing.
No **** Sherlock. Where did I type that? Thanks for the hot ****ing
tip
Dickie.

Just trying to help. You seemed to be confused.

"Creep", as the term is used in mechanical and civil engineering
studies of materials, is an _inelastic_ deformation of a material
caused by a stress applied beyond the elastic yield strength of the
material. The deformation is permanent (in the sense that it can't
"rebound" to its previous state) and accumulates over time if the
stress is continually applied. No energy is being stored - the energy
is consumed as work in altering the shape and/or internal structure of
the material involved.

I always thought "creep" was when a project increased in scope
as the life of the project went forward.

That is, after the contract has been let, the contractor (or
architect, or owner) finds more related to the project that
"must" be done.- Hide quoted text -

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I have heard that euphemistically called "creeping excellence" - the
adition of requirements after the specification has been written and
the contract has been signed.


Geez, I thought I read it had snowed back there.
Still no skiing for you guys?
This is getting serious.