ABSTRACT
Consider a layeredmedium, such as a deck of cards, in the shape of a beam as suggested in Figure 13.1. Let the layered structure be subjected to both pure bending and to transverse loading as represented in Figures 13.2 and 13.3. Let the pure bending be simulated by rigid plates attached to the ends of the beam as represented in Figure 13.4, where an exaggerated representation of the resulting beam deformation is also given. Observe that the plates create tension in the lower layers of the beam and compression in the upper layers so that adjacent layers do not slide relative to one another.
