Aksan, ENĂ–zdes, AEsen, A2024-08-042024-08-0420040096-3003https://doi.org/10.1016/S0096-3003(03)00288-1https://hdl.handle.net/11616/93729In this paper, a mathematical modelling of the deflection of a bar lying on an elastic medium. It was shown that results obtained were reasonably in good agreement with Ritz solution. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessthe method of least squaresvariational methodsA variational approximation to the problem of the deflection of a barArticle150252553110.1016/S0096-3003(03)00288-12-s2.0-0442311840N/AWOS:000189246300015Q3