This page discusses the relationships between stresses, deflections, and loads for beams and flat plates under bending. It outlines methods for analyzing bending problems, focusing on shear and bendin...This page discusses the relationships between stresses, deflections, and loads for beams and flat plates under bending. It outlines methods for analyzing bending problems, focusing on shear and bending moment diagrams, beam stresses, and displacements. The section emphasizes predicting deflection limits and understanding material properties, utilizing a pseudovector-matrix notation to extend concepts from beams to flat plates.