Abstract
The deflected forms taken up by an elastic strip of uniform thicknes;; and
constant width hanging under its own weight as (i) a cantilever, (ii) a heart-shaped loop and
(iii) with position-fixed enili in the same horizontal plane, are presented, the results
having been obtained using an analogue computer. Some comparisons with small-deftexion
theory are drawn. Results showing deflected form are also given for a uniformly thick
strip whose width tapers uniformly (triangular strip) and for a long, thin, heavy wire
held at its top end and deflected by a uniform horizontal wind pressure.
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