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==== Part 5 ====
{{font|color=green| Why is a <math>C^0</math> beam theory preferable?}}

A <math>C^1</math> approximation is difficult to construct in multi-dimensions (for example, for beams that can deform in the <math>z</math>-direction too). That is why <math>C^0</math> theories are preferred.

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