Which outcome occurred frequently within ancient Chinese composite crossbow production lines undergoing rapid militarization, due to variations in raw fiber properties?

💡 Explanation

Premature failure happened because *stress concentration* occurred at weak points when fibers within the composite limbs varied, leading to nonlinear stress distribution therefore limb failure under tension, rather than equal stress distribution.

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