The bending force can be a result of external loads, weight, or the length of the beam. The beams experience a bending moment and a shear moment due to these loads.

Beams are typically loaded by concentrated forces, distributed forces, and concentrated moments. Typical beam supports include pinned supports, roller supports, and fully fixed supports.

Multiple processes in the cell require curved membranes. Stachowiak, Brodsky and Miller discuss how lipids and vesicle cargo proteins represent energy barriers to membrane bending, and how ...

M. R. Horne, The Plastic Theory of Bending of Mild Steel Beams with Particular Reference to the Effect of Shear Forces, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical ...

A current that's too strong, for example, can break, uproot and kill vegetation. Knowing the forces that are exerted can help land-managers determine how to divert flow and protect the plants.