Chapter 5 Bending of Beams
5.1. Introduction
In this chapter we are concerned with the bending of straight as well as curved beams—that is, structural elements possessing one dimension significantly greater than the other two, usually loaded in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis.
Except in the case of very simple shapes and loading systems, the theory of elasticity yields beam solutions only with considerable difficulty. Practical considerations often lead to assumptions with regard to stress and deformation that result in mechanics of materials or elementary theory solutions. The theory of elasticity can sometimes be applied to test the validity of such assumptions. The role of the theory of elasticity is then threefold. It can serve ...
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