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Strain caused by an external load
In applied mechanics, bending characterizes the behavior of a slender structural element subjected to an external load applied perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the element. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: BendingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Towards 26% efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells via interfacial flipped band bending and suppressed deep-level trapsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The romance of Davis Mountains and Big Bend countryThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Measurement of mixed-mode delamination fracture toughness of unidirectional glass/epoxy composites with mixed-mode bending apparatusCited 2,860 times
- Go sideways: Kirchhoff–Love plate theoryA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Timoshenko–Ehrenfest beam theoryA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
Verb present participle and gerund of bend
Noun A motion or action that bends.
Noun An instance of something being adapted or distorted.
Adjective Capable of being bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Measurement of mixed-mode delamination fracture toughness of unidirectional glass/epoxy composites with mixed-mode bending apparatus
The Effect of Transverse Shear Deformation on the Bending of Elastic Plates
Band Bending in Semiconductors: Chemical and Physical Consequences at Surfaces and Interfaces
Bending instability of electrically charged liquid jets of polymer solutions in electrospinning
Directed bending of a polymer film by light
Nonlocal theories for bending, buckling and vibration of beams
Foam topology: bending versus stretching dominated architectures
Broadband Light Bending with Plasmonic Nanoantennas
🆕 Influential since 2022
Towards 26% efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells via interfacial flipped band bending and suppressed deep-level traps
Static bending and buckling analysis of bi-directional functionally graded porous plates using an improved first-order shear deformation theory and FEM
Effect of particles on tensile and bending properties of jute epoxy composites
Free vibration and bending analysis of porous bi-directional FGM sandwich shell using a TSDT p-version finite element method
Tensile, three-point bending and impact strength of 3D printed parts using PLA and recycled PLA filaments: A statistical investigation
đź“š Books worth reading
The romance of Davis Mountains and Big Bend countryCarlysle Graham Raht · 1919- 📕Hiking Big Bend National ParkLaurence Parent · 2005
The Big BendRonnie C. Tyler · 1975
The complete manual of wood bendingLon Schleining · 2001
Wood bending handbookWilliam Cornwall Stevens, Wendelle C. Stevens · 1970
Benfield Conduit Bending ManualJack Benfield · 1980
Pole bendingMatthew Broyles · 2006
Pipe & tube bending manualJohn Gillanders · 1984
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