Which outcome occurs when excessive vibration affects a cantilever steel beam supporting a precision alignment system?

💡 Explanation

Resonance induces fatigue cracking in the steel beam because periodic stress amplifies internal defects via crack propagation, therefore leading to eventual material failure, rather than immediate buckling or uniform plastic deformation under standard loading.

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