On the importance of cross-sectional warping in solid composite beams

摘要

The relative importance of the cross-sectional warping components in composite beams is studied and demonstrated using an exact solution for solid orthotropic beam of arbitrary cross-sectional geometry that undergoes a bending moment. In light of the effort requ ired for warping modeling in general numerical schemes of composte beams, the present study contributes to the understanding of the importance of modeling the in-plane and the out-of-plane warping components.