When a load pushes down on the beam, the beam's top edge is pushed together (compression) while the bottom edge is stretched (tension). Take a flat eraser or a small sponge and slice a shallow ...
The photograph illustrates the shape change of elements of a beam in bending. Note that the material is in compression on the inside of the curve and tension on the outside of the curve, and that ...
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