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of the member to decrease (A9B9 , AB) and the length of the lower
surface to increase (F9G9 . FG). We conclude that a neutral surface
must exist in the member, the length of which remains constant. The
intersection of the neutral surface with the xy plane has been repre-
sented in Fig. 4.70a by the arc DE of radius R, and in Fig. 4.70c by
the arc D9E9 of radius R9. Denoting by u and u9 the central angles
corresponding respectively to DE and D9E9, we express the fact that
the length of the neutral surface remains constant by writing
Ru 5 R9u9 (4.59)
Considering now the arc of circle JK located at a distance y
above the neutral surface, and denoting respectively by r and r9 the
radius of this arc before and after the bending couples have been
applied, we express the deformation of JK as
d 5 r9u9 2 ru (4.60)
Observing from Fig. 4.70 that
r 5 R 2 y r9 5 R9 2 y (4.61)
and substituting these expressions into Eq. (4.60), we write
d 5 (R9 2 y)u9 2 (R 2 y)u
or, recalling Eq. (4.59) and setting u9 2 u 5 Du,
d 5 2y Du (4.62)
The normal strain P
x
in the elements of JK is obtained by dividing
the deformation d by the original length ru of arc JK. We write
P
x
5
d
ru
52
y
¢u
ru
or, recalling the first of the relations (4.61),
P
x
52
¢u
u
y
R 2 y
(4.63)
The relation obtained shows that, while each transverse section
remains plane, the normal strain P
x
does not vary linearly with the
distance y from the neutral surface.
The normal stress s
x
can now be obtained from Hooke’s law,
s
x
5 EP
x
, by substituting for P
x
from Eq. (4.63). We have
s
x
52
E ¢u
u
y
R 2 y
(4.64)
or, alternatively, recalling the first of Eqs. (4.61),
s
x
52
E ¢u
u
R 2 r
r
(4.65)
Equation (4.64) shows that, like P
x
, the normal stress s
x
does not
vary linearly with the distance y from the neutral surface. Plotting
s
x
versus y, we obtain an arc of hyperbola (Fig. 4.71).
In order to determine the location of the neutral surface in the
member and the value of the coefficient E Duyu used in Eqs. (4.64)
4.15 Bending of Curved Members
N. A.
y
x
y
Fig. 4.71
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