# Elasto-plastic bending - elements, accuracy

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**Created:** [August 30, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/elasto-plastic-bending-elements-accuracy/700 "2021-08-30T13:15:22Z")\
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Note most theoretical presentations of deformations of beam like members ignore the deflections due to shear deformations since it is usually, but not always, small in comparison to deflections due to bending. FEM with solid elements normally does not ignore this additional deflection, though the accuracy of the correction depends on the nature of the elements used.

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