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A beam is a slender structural member designed to carry transverse loads and applied couples. In response to these loads, it develops internal bending moments and shear forces. We shall refer to a beam structure as a collection of beams arranged in a collinear manner. These are sometimes referred to as continuous beams. Additional aspects of the mechanics of beams can be found in strength of materials books such as Reference [13].
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Doyle, J.F. (1991). Beam Structures. In: Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3420-0_3
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