‘Tractor beams’ of light that pull objects towards them are no longer science fiction. Scientists have now demonstrated how a tractor beam can in fact be realized on a small scale. 'Tractor beams' of ...
Say we consider a beam made up of thin layers (laminae) aligned with the longitudinal axis of the beam, and for which the laminae can slide with respect to each other along the longitudinal axis as ...
2. Distributed Forces (Trapezoidal Distribution). 3. Point Bending Moments. 4. Distributed Bending Moments (Trapezoidal Distribution). When an element has more than one load type acting upon it, the ...