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Poisson Effect Versus Neutral Plane - A Theory

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koan:
Well.....I'm with you fella's......Delmer

duffontap:
Koan--I laughed my head off!  You are a brilliant man.

        J. D. Duff

SimonUK:

--- Quote ---Simon, I see what you're saying, it could be that this is the explanation.  What would you call that?  The edge is obviously moving to the point of least stress, and it is doing so in spite of the Poisson Effect tendency.  So it must be stronger than this effect.  I think it is possible to make a cross-section where there is no net movement.
--- End quote ---

It's a good point. If the back isn't alowed to curl in either direction, it implies it must be under greater stress. Therefore it might be harder to pull and store more energy. You've reduced the weight of the bow by removing wood from the sides of the belly = faster bow.

duffontap:
Lennie,

I'm sorry, but I have to take the weekend off to work on my personal dwelling.  In the mean time I will take a class on physics so I can disagree with you with greater confidence.   ;D

        J. D.

DanaM:
Man you guys are making my head ache ???

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