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Structures are composed of prismatic shaped elements, such as bars, beams, and columns, rigidly or partially connected to one another or to the ground. We will classify these structures by the type of internal loads found inside the structure when external loads are applied to them or when they are subjected to temperature fluctuations. The most general type of skeletal structures are frames, a linear subset of which are beams. Trusses, which have only normal internal forces, constitute a class apart. This chapter also discusses the type of connections that can exist between elements and between the structure and ground.
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However, the deformed structures will usually not be C2-continuous. Indeed the second derivative, or curvature, changes abruptly when a couple is applied. A sudden change of curvature is difficult to observe with the naked eye but it often is present in the equilibrium configuration.
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It does rotate, but once the equilibrium configuration is reached, the structure should be at rest and hence the bending moment should be zero.
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Fuchs, M.B. (2016). Types of Structures. In: Structures and Their Analysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31081-7_7
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