A Strain Energy Function for Large Deformations of Curved Beams
This thesis develops strain and kinetic energy functions and a finite beam element useful for analyzing curved beams which go through large deflections, such as a hockey stick being swung and bent substantially as it hits the ice. The resulting beam model is demonstrated to be rotation invariant and...
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| Language: | en |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4127 |