Section forces

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Section forces#

Normal and shear force and bending moment#

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These section forces, including their deformation signs, are treated in in the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 1 in chapter 10.1.1, 10.3 and 10.1.4 (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2006).

Torsional moment#

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The torsional moment is treated in in the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 1 in chapter 10.1.3, specifically with figure 10.16, and 10.1.4 (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2006).

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