| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 799123 | Mechanics Research Communications | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
•A new formula for the shear centre is provided.•The shear centre depends only on the twist warping function.•The standard and the new formula are applied to a channel cross-section.
The notion of shear centre in Saint-Venant beam theory was introduced by Robert Maillart who envisaged it to explain the results of experimental tests on beams with C-shaped sections. In literature, the location of the shear centre is provided in terms of flexure functions. The new result is a formula for the shear centre, based on the knowledge of the sole twist warping function of the cross-section.
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Authors
Raffaele Barretta, Marina Diaco,