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Figure 7: Transverse motion of an initially straight beam, shown at left as an elastic line and at right as a solid of finite section (see text).

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mechanics of solids
- In mechanics of solids: Beams, columns, plates, and shells
- In mechanics of solids: Linear elastic beam

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: Beam calculations in MS Excel.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 20, 2015
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Aug 12, 2010
	Added new Web site: University of Minnesota - Beams, Bending, and Boundary Conditions.	John Higgins	Jun 27, 2006
	Added new Web site: University of Minnesota - Beams, Bending, and Boundary Conditions.	John Higgins	Jun 26, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998