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Consider a short length of beam δx, under the action of a bending moment M. If δ is the bending stress on an element of the cross-section of area δA at a distance y from the neutral axis, the strain energy of the length δx is given by
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Ryder, G.H. (1969). Deflection of Beams. In: Strength of Materials. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15340-4_9
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