Accepted Manuscript Three-point bending of a short beam with symmetrically varying mechanical properties K. Magnucki, M. Malinowski, E. Magnucka-Blandzi, J. Lewiński PII: S0263-8223(17)31112-1 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.07.040 Reference: COST 8695 To appear in: Composite Structures Received Date: 5 April 2017 Revised Date: 12 May 2017 Accepted Date: 13 July 2017 Please cite this article as: Magnucki, K., Malinowski, M., Magnucka-Blandzi, E., Lewiński, J., Three-point bending of a short beam with symmetrically varying mechanical properties, Composite Structures (2017), doi: http:// dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.07.040 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.