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Toward a consistent beam theory

1984; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Volume: 22; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2514/3.8685

1533-385X

A. V. Krishna Mürty,

Structural Load-Bearing Analysis

It is well known that the Euler-Bernoulli theory of the bending of beams makes use of a contradicting assumption of zero shear strains and nonzero shear stresses. Sometimes, this type oJ assumption is also carried over to more refined shear deformation theories. This paper outlines a theory thai avoids this assumption. With the aid of the specific example of a tip loaded cantilever beam, it is shown that the present theory gives Euler Bernoulli solutions in that part of the beam where shear deformation is unimportant and a shear deformation type of solution in the pari of the beam where shear deformation is important, with transition stress patterns between the two. Numerical studies, with a shear modulus representative of sandwich beams, bring out the usefulness of the present theory for the analysis of such soft-cored beams.