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A Theoretical Investigation of Plastic Torsion in an I-Beam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

D. G. Christopherson
D. G. Christopherson*
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University College, Oxford University, Oxford, England
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The distribution of stress in an I-beam in torsion is investigated by a method of successive approximation, and the regions of initial yielding are determined for several values of the angle of twist. Formulas are given for elaborating the methods of Southwell and of Shortley and Weller in order to facilitate this determination.

The value of the stress-concentration factor in the fillets is found to agree well with results obtained by soap-film tests, and regions of plastic flow approximate closely those observed by MacGregor and Hrones by the use of the etching method.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 44 , Issue 353 , May 1940 , pp. 425 - 432
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1940

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