AQA GCSE Design and Technology · 8552
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Revise: Enhancing material resistanceFolding creates sharp bends in a sheet. A flat sheet can bend easily, but folds create ridges and increase the depth of its cross-section. This makes the shaped sheet harder to bend in particular directions without necessarily adding more material.
- Revise: Shaping and forming papers and boards
Bending paper or card so that one part changes direction relative to another.