Mechanics of non-uniform webs
Abstract
This paper lays the groundwork in an effort to determine appropriate boundary conditions and basic principles that can be used to extend current web mechanics models to include webs that are not "initially straight and uniform". A method to design, manufacture, measure and test non-uniform web is presented. Deflection, shear and moment equations are extended to include the effects of cambered web and non-zero curvature at the downstream end of a span. It is shown that the curvature at the down stream roller is not zero, as is the case with uniform web. The prediction of actual curvature, and consequently deflection, shear and moment, has been bracketed, but not quantified.
Citation
Swanson, R. P. (1999, June). Mechanics of non-uniform webs. Paper presented at the Fifth International Conference on Web Handling (IWEB), Stillwater, OK.