Large Deflections of an Inextensible, Flexible Elastica Subjected to Any Load

International Journal of Material Science and Engineering
© 2021 by SSRG - IJMSE Journal
Volume 7 Issue 1
Year of Publication : 2021
Authors : Szablewski P
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Szablewski P, "Large Deflections of an Inextensible, Flexible Elastica Subjected to Any Load," SSRG International Journal of Material Science and Engineering, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 1-4, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23948884/IJMSE-V7I1P101

Abstract:

This work concerns the numerical analysis of large deflections of an inextensible, flexible elastica subjected to any load. In many cases, elastica can represent, for example, a prismatic beam of a longitudinal cross-section of a textile structure. These objects under the influence of loads often experience large deflections. Also, the solution can be used for non-prismatic beams with various end conditions, and a numerical solution is presented to obtain exact solutions.

Keywords:

elastica, bending rigidity, large deflections, numerical methods, beam theory.

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