Chapter 2. Design of Beams – Flexure and Shear
Chapter 2. Design of Beams – Flexure and Shear Section forcedeformation response Plastic Moment (Mp) • A beam is a structural member that is subjected primarily to transverse loads and negligible axial loads. • The transverse loads cause internal shear forces and bending moments in the beams as shown in Figure 1 below. w P V(x) M(x ...