Reply To: Weird strain spikes in a cylinder with varying thickness

[adityap]

Hi Sean,

Thank you for answering the question. It was my initial thought that there has to be an additional moment generated at that exact point that results in those spikes. I have one question in your free body diagram: Why are there tension forces or force in the axial direction? Is it because when we bend the tube, the bottom of the tube experiences tension?

Thank you again for your time.

Sincerely
Aditya