Before revision: In mechanical engineering, stressed skin is a rigid construction in which the skin or covering takes a portion of the structural load, intermediate between monocoque ( in which the skin assumes all or most of the load ) and a rigid frame (with a non-loaded covering ) .
After revision: In mechanical engineering, stressed skin is a rigid construction in which the skin or covering takes a portion of the structural load, intermediate between monocoque , in which the skin assumes all or most of the load , and a rigid frame , which has a non-loaded covering .