The resultsindicate that the elasticoperatingstressrange of a torsionalaxis is extendedgreatly by pre-twist process and themainreasonlies onsurfaceresidualstress.
Our role at the Treasury Department was to support the independent regulators and their efforts with private parties as credit markets were operating under considerable stress, and we believed that certain prudent actions would help to mitigate systemic risk, enhance liquidity, facilitate more orderly markets, and minimize risks to the taxpayers.