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Pure bending of beams having initial curvature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

M. Holland*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Liverpool Polytechnic

Extract

Three theories of bending are available to the designer for the determination of bending stresses in curved beams. (1) The Euler-Bernoulli hypothesis (often referred to as the simple theory of bending), which assumes a linear distribution of bending stress, having a zero stress value at the mid-plane, i.e. the centroidal and neutral axes are coincident. (2) The Winkler theory, which predicts a depression of the neutral axis away from the centroidal axis and towards the centre of curvature. This theory produces a hyperbolic distribution of bending stress across the section, having a maximum amplitude at the fibre nearest the centre of curvature. (3) The Golovin theory, which is exact.

Type
Technical Notes
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1974 

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