On asymptotically correct Timoshenko-like anisotropic beam theory (Q1977076)

The authors study transverse shear effects in anisotropic beams of arbitrary cross-section. A variational-asymptotic method is combined with Timoshenko-like formulation to develop a refined theory with simple boundary conditions. The problem is overdetermined but, by using the least squares minimization technique, one can obtain the best possible solution. Finally, the authors give numerical results for various interesting particular cases.