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Beams, plates and shells are commonly utilized in engineering applications, and they are named according to their size or/and shape characteristics and different theories have been developed to study their structural behaviors. A beam is typically described as a structural component having one dimension relatively greater than the other dimensions. Specially, a beam can be referred to as a rod or bar when subjected to tension, a column when subjected to compression and a shaft when subjected to torsional loads (Qatu 2004). Beams are one of the most fundamental structural elements.
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Jin, G., Ye, T., Su, Z. (2015). Straight and Curved Beams. In: Structural Vibration. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46364-2_3
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