Global Constraints for Stress Constrained Materials: The Problem of Saint Venant

Abstract

Based on the global constraint principle of Antman and Marlow, a new solution of Saint Venant's problem is proposed. The solutions for the six fundamental cases of loading in terms of stress are obtained with relative ease and converge to the classical Saint Venant's solution as the length of the beam is increased. It is also shown that the assumptions of a special technical rod theory are coherent with the requirements of the global constraint theory for the Saint Venant cylinder.