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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Please correct the following sentence.
- Tighten the bolts joining the parts and the brackets with torque 20% greater than the design standard.
Should I say "20% greater than the level specified by the design standard"?
Thank you!
- Tighten the bolts joining the parts and the brackets with torque 20% greater than the design standard.
Should I say "20% greater than the level specified by the design standard"?
Thank you!
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This is fine: Tighten the bolts joining the parts to the brackets with a torque 20% greater than the design standard.
- This is fine: Tighten the bolts joining the parts to the brackets with a torque 20% greater than the design standard.
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This is fine:
Tighten the bolts joining the parts to the brackets with a torque 20% greater than the design standard.
Tighten the bolts joining the parts to the brackets with a torque 20% greater than the design standard.
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Please don't overtorque the bolts by 20%. That's dangerously close to yield.
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