Nonlinear finite elements/Homework 6/Solutions/Problem 1/Part 4

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Problem 1: Part 4[edit | edit source]

Why is the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory ? Why is the Timoshenko beam theory ?

In the Euler-Bernoulli theory, the rate of deformation in the direction is given by

Since second-derivatives of are involved, any approximate solution needs to be at least twice differentiable (or ) to be acceptable. This is why this theory is called .

On the other hand, in the Timoshenko theory, only first derivatives of the primary dependent variables appear. Therefore, once differentiable (or ) shape functions are acceptable and the theory is called .