This document discusses stresses in beams. It describes beams as composed of many thin longitudinal fibers that act independently. When a beam deflects downward, the fibers on the bottom undergo extension with tensile stresses, while the fibers on top are shortened with compressive stresses. The changes in fiber lengths from bending set up stresses in the fibers along the beam's longitudinal axis.
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This document discusses stresses in beams. It describes beams as composed of many thin longitudinal fibers that act independently. When a beam deflects downward, the fibers on the bottom undergo extension with tensile stresses, while the fibers on top are shortened with compressive stresses. The changes in fiber lengths from bending set up stresses in the fibers along the beam's longitudinal axis.
This document discusses stresses in beams. It describes beams as composed of many thin longitudinal fibers that act independently. When a beam deflects downward, the fibers on the bottom undergo extension with tensile stresses, while the fibers on top are shortened with compressive stresses. The changes in fiber lengths from bending set up stresses in the fibers along the beam's longitudinal axis.
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Stresses in Beams
7.1 Basics It is convenient to imagine a beam to be composed of an infinite number of thin longitudinal fibers. Each longitudinal fiber is assumed to act independently of every other fiber. The beam of Fig. 7-1, for example, will deflect downward and the fibers in the lower part of the beam undergo extension, while those in the upper part are shortened. These changes in the lengths of the fibers set up stresses in the fibers. Those that are extended have tensile stresses acting on the fibers in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beam,while those that are shortened are subject to compressive stresses.
