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Examples of Non-Circular
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There are cases when shafts or bars are not circular and must withstand a torque. In those cases, there are very few closed form solutions. This is when numerical methods are needed. This section will use finite element method (FEM) to calculate the stresses in non-circular bars of any solid cross section. The method will be compared to the few known solutions, specifically, rectangular and elliptical cross sections (their derivation are omitted.
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