"[C]alculations... based on the simple theory of bending... are approximate only. While the simple (or Bernoulli-Euler) theory gives the deflections due to the bending moment with sufficient accuracy, the portion of the total deflection which is due to shearing cannot generally be estimated with equal accuracy from the distribution of shear stress... It becomes desirable, then, to check the results by those given in the more complex theory of St. Venant... if a very accurate estimate of shearing deflection is required. In a great number of practical cases, however, the deflection due to shearing is negligible in comparison with that caused by the bending moment."