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21 sectionsContents
- Quasi-static bending of beams
- Euler–Bernoulli bending theory
- Extensions of Euler-Bernoulli beam bending theory
- Plastic bending
- Complex or asymmetrical bending
- Large bending deformation
- Timoshenko bending theory
- Beams on elastic foundations
- Dynamic bending of beams
- Euler–Bernoulli theory
- Free vibrations
- Timoshenko–Rayleigh theory
- Free vibrations
- Quasistatic bending of plates
- Kirchhoff–Love theory of plates
- Mindlin–Reissner theory of plates
- Dynamic bending of plates
- Dynamics of thin Kirchhoff plates
- See also
- References
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thumb|right|Bending of an -beam
In applied mechanics, bending (also known as flexure) characterizes the behavior of a slender structural element subjected to an external load applied perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the element.