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In this chapter, we will discuss in detail several methods of representing curves in geometric modeling. Unlike the other books which usually start from the standard basic theories behind the equations, this chapter will lead us directly on how to find equations or functions from a given set of data points. This following and connected subsection will reveal the techniques of representing the curves in real applications of beam geometric modeling. The objective of this chapter is to bring the reader to understand the concept of the nonuniform rational B-spline (NURBS) which is the basis foundation for the construction of beam element formulations in the Isogeometric approach.
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Gan, B.S. (2018). Representation of Curves on a Plane. In: An Isogeometric Approach to Beam Structures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56493-7_1
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