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Determination of Torsional Stresses in Shafts: From Physical Analogies to Mathematical Models

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This paper presents the historical development of methods used for the study of torsional stresses in shafts. In particular, the paper covers both analog methods, especially those based on electrical analogies proposed circa 1925, and numerical methods, especially finite difference methods (FDM), finite element methods (FEM) and boundary element methods (BEM).

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    Augusto Ajovalasit, Vincenzo Nigrelli, Giuseppe Pitarresi & Gabriele Virzì Mariotti

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Ajovalasit, A., Nigrelli, V., Pitarresi, G., Mariotti, G.V. (2016). Determination of Torsional Stresses in Shafts: From Physical Analogies to Mathematical Models. In: Sorge, F., Genchi, G. (eds) Essays on the History of Mechanical Engineering. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 31. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22680-4_19

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