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         The terms of the symmetric compliance matrix of Eq. (1.127) are:







































          5.3.1.2 Out-of-the-Plane Compliances

          The out-of-the-plane action is generated by the loads   and    which
          produce local  bending about the tangent to  the current point, torsion about
          the normal (radial) direction to the current point and shearing by the force
          in the case where the curved beam is relatively short, as shown in Fig.  1.23.
          The bending moment, torsion moment and shearing force are:
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