Kinematics of Pure Bending
Kinematics of Pure Bending
Kinematics of Pure Bending
y y
l
l l
o
o
=
=
=
) (
where is the radius to the neutral surface.
Stress distribution in pure bending:
y !oo"e#s law$ the axial stress is given in terms of the axial strain by the relation
y
E E = =
Therefore$ the axial stress is %ero on the neutral surface and increases linearly as one moves away from the neutral
axis.
y
E =
y
Neutral Surface
Axial load and the location of the neutral axis:
A
A
y
E A N = =
&ross'section
y
N
N
M M
There is %ero axial load in a member under pure bending. Therefore$ the axial load generated by the stress should be
%ero. The axial load
N
generated by the stress
A
ydA
The reader recalls that the location of the centroid of an area is calculated from the relation
=
A
c
ydA
A
y
*
Therefore$ for the axial load to be %ero$ the neutral axis must pass through the centroid of the cross section (i.e.$
yc+)). In the event that the axial load is not %ero$ the location of the neutral axis relative to the centroid of the cross
section can be calculated from the relation
EA
N
y
c
=
&ross'section
y
c
C
Bending moment and its relation to radius of curvature:
A
A
y
E A N = =
&ross'section
y
N
N
M M
The bending moment
M
about the neutral surface that is created by the normal load
N
resulting from the
normal stress
,
Integrating over the cross section to get the total moment transmitted through the cross section gives
= =
A A
dA y
E
dA
Ey
M
,
,
-ecalling that the integral in this relation is the area moment of inertial I about the neutral axis (the line resulting
from the intersection of the cross section and the neutral surface)$ the relation between the bending moment . and
radius of curvature of the neutral axis of the beam becomes
EI
M =
/rom this relation one can calculate the expression for stress as a function of the bending moment by substituting in
the expression for axial stress this relation for the radius of curvature. This gives
I
My
=
Neutral Surface
y
I
My
=
M
0s can be seen in the figure$ the maximum and minimum normal stresses occur in the material that is furthest away
from the neutral surface (either at the top or bottom of the bar depending on the actual direction of the moment).