Abstract
In the framework of linearized elasticity, the asymptotic expansion method is used to obtain an approximation of the displacement field of a beam with a variable cross section (in the sense that the section rotates along the longitudinal axis of the beam, keeping its form). We give a complete characterization of the equations governing the bending, stretching and torsion components, generalizing, in this way, previous results for straight beams.
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