Influence of Elastic-Plastic Bending on the Relationship Between Applied Load and Maximum Bending Stress for Straight and Curved Bars

Abstract Bending capacity in excess of the load required to cause yielding is due to a combination of work hardening and the effect of the plastic zone spreading toward the neutral axis. For materials of sufficiently high ductility, a fully developed plastic zone is achieved and the bulk of the section is stressed beyond yield. For lower ductility materials, failure may occur prior to full development of the plastic zone such …