Abstract
In this paper, three fundamental formulae of strength of materials are derived by the application of the theorem of minimum of strain energy. In the first example the torsion of non-homogeneous circular bar is considered. The second example deals with the in-plane bending of non-homogeneous curved beam. The third one is concerned with the pure bending of non-homogeneous elastic prismatic bars.
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