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A simple beam is defined as a single component of a structure, in which one dimension (the axis of the beam) is long compared with the other two dimensions. In this chapter, we shall limit our scope to long straight beams, and — for the moment-we will assume that the xz-plane is a plane of symmetry of the beam and that the loading acts in this same plane; hence the bending deflections will take place in this plane as well.
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Bruhns, O.T. (2003). The Theory of Simple Beams I. In: Advanced Mechanics of Solids. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05271-6_3
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