Beverage cans usually are stacked on top of each other in stores. Use the information from Problem 6.24, and, referring to textbooks on the mechanics of solids, estimate the crushing load each of these cans can withstand.
Problem 6.24
The example in this chapter showed the benefits of making cars from aluminum alloys. However, the average amount of steel in cars has increased in the past decade. List reasons to explain these two observations.