Determine the smallest distance d to the edge of the plate at which the force p can be applied so that it produces no compressive stresses in the plate at section a-a. the plate has a thickness of 20 mm and p acts along the centerline of this thickness.

The speed of sound in ice, water, and steam is shown. what best explains the speed of sound in different states of matter? sound travels fastest in ice because energy is easier to transfer when the molecules are close together. sound travels slowest in steam because the sound has to move around the gas molecules that are far apart. sound travels fastest in ice because the temperature of solids is always greater, so the heat transfers the sound energy. sound travels slowest in steam because the pressure is so great the sound cannot travel though the steam particles.