3-Point Bending of Bars and Rods Made of Materials Obeying a Ramberg-Osgood Criterion

Abstract

Equations are derived for the non-linear bending of cantilever and 3-point bending of beams (with a non uniform moment distribution along its length) made of materials described according to Ramber g-Osgood behaviour (including and elastic and a plastic term with a hardening exponent). Moment for plastic collapse isalsocomputed.