Research Article

Geometrically Nonlinear Static Analysis of Edge Cracked Timoshenko Beams Composed of Functionally Graded Material

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Lagrangian kinematics of the beam element with -aligned reference configuration: (a) plane beam moving as a two-dimensional body; (b) reduction of motion description to one dimension measured by coordinate . This figure is given by Felippa [28].
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