truss is considered as equivalent to a beam with shear flexibility. the web thickness of the equivalent beam is calculated for various truss forms. the basic relations utilized in the analysis of structural systems composed of beams with shear flexibility, by means of the force method and the slope - deflection method, are presented. finally, the tables to be used in the analysis of contineous ...

This paper describes a videogrammetric technique for determining aerodynamic loads based on optical elastic deformation measurements. The data reduction methods are developed to extract the normal force and pitching moment from beam deformation data. The axial force is obtained by measuring the axial translational motion of a movable shaft in a spring/bearing device. Proof-of-concept calibratio...

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