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Figure Legend:
Single beam element

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Figure Legend:
Beam composed by several elements

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Figure Legend:
Simply supported beam with different discretizations: (a) n = 1, (b) n = 3, and (c)n = 5, 7, 9, …

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Figure Legend:
Normalized deflections for different discretizations

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Figure Legend:
Single beam element, internal forces

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Linear tests. Convergence of deflection at the load location.

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Figure Legend:
Nonlinear test, from Ref. [28]

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Figure Legend:
Nonlinear test. Load–deflection curves.

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Nonlinear test. Convergence of deflections for PL2/EI = 10.

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Figure Legend:
Nonlinear test: Z-shaped cantilever

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Figure Legend:
Nonlinear test: Z-shaped cantilever. Load versus tip vertical deflection.

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Figure Legend:
Spinning beam. Endpoint deflection versus time, 40 elements.

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Figure Legend:
Spinning beam. Convergence of maximum endpoint deflection, Δt = 0.01 s.

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Figure Legend:
Flexible slider–crank. Deflection of the flexible rod midpoint.

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Figure Legend:
Flexible slider–crank. Convergence of midpoint deflection during four turns, Δt = 0.0001 s.

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Figure Legend:
Flexible spatial double pendulum, from Ref. [31]

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Figure Legend:
Flexible double pendulum. X-displacement of point B versus time with ten elements, integrated with trapezoidal rule, Δt = 0.001 s.

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Figure Legend:
Flexible double pendulum. X-displacement of point B versus time with ten elements, E = 0.06 GPa, Δt = 0.001 s.

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Figure Legend:
Flexible double pendulum. Convergence of the X-displacement of point B, E = 0.06 GPa, Δt = 0.001 s.