When a 'beam' experiences a bending moment it will change its shape and internal stresses (forces) will be developed. The photograph illustrates the shape change of elements of a beam in bending. Note ...

The mast of a ship, the pole of a sign post, the frame of a car, the bulkheads in an aircraft, and the plank of a seesaw are among the countless examples of beams. In most cases the bending loads are ...

In Chapter 3 we saw that externally applied shear loads produce internal shear forces and bending moments in cross sections of a beam. The bending moments cause direct stress distributions in beam ...