Non-prismatic beams are widely employed in strategic structures like bridges and sport
arenas, requiring accurate analyses for a reliable and effective design. Unfortunately …

The presence of curved centroidal axis in tapered monosymmetric I-beams results in
coupling between the axial and flexural behaviours. In this paper, an extended Timoshenko …

Tapered beams are widely employed in efficient flexure dominated structures. In this paper,
analytical expressions are derived for the six Cauchy stress components in untwisted …

Non-prismatic beams are widely employed in several engineering fields, eg, wind turbines,
rotor blades, aircraft wings, and arched bridges. While analytical solutions for variable cross …

This study proposes a new analytical flexure theory that considers the shear deformation of
the web and flange of a thin-walled box girder. Starting with the relationship between the …

Material and geometric characteristics of beamlike elements for engineering applications,
such as inhomogeneity, cross-sectional taper and initial twist, induce stress and strain …

In many engineering applications it is often necessary to determine the flow of shear
stresses in the cross-sections of beamlike bodies. Taking a cue from Jourawski's well-known …

The behaviour of pre-twisted and tapered beams (such as turbine or helicopter blades) is
characterized by stress distributions that may be quite different from those of the usual beam …

Non-prismatic beamlike elements are widespread in engineering applications.
Unfortunately, analytical methods commonly used for stress analyses in prismatic beams …

Innovative manufacturing methodologies offer opportunity to fabricate tapered composite
laminates without layer terminations. However, the complex mechanical behaviour of …