When a 'beam' experiences a bending moment it will change its shape and internal ... Note that the material is in compression on the inside of the curve and tension on the outside of the curve, and ...

And in the case of unseasoned bent wood, this shrinkage acts upon the fiber of the outer curve, which is always at the point of tension ... bending gradually accumulates a power that resists ...

It is important to determine which components are in tension, which in compression, which experience bending forces, and what the magnitude of the forces and moments on the components are under normal ...