This paper presents a thermoelastic solution technique for beams with arbitrary quasi-static temperature distributions that create large transverse normal and shear stresses. This technique calculates the stress resultants and centroid displacements along a beam. Then, the stress resultants and temperature distribution are used to calculate the stress distributions on a cross section of the beam. Simple examples demonstrate the numerical efficiency of the proposed technique and the inadequacy of the strength of materials theory to solve these types of problems.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
temperature distribution, thermoelasticity, thermal stresses
Topics:
Strength (Materials), Stress, Thermoelasticity, Temperature distribution
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