 12 L 6 −12 L 6 

2
EI L  6 ( 4 + β ) L −6 ( 2 − β ) L 
K=
1 + β  −12 L −6 12 L −6 
 
 6 ( 2 − β ) L −6 (4 + β ) L
12 EI
The stiffness clearly goes to the Euler-Bernoulli as β = → 0 and otherwise the element is
GAs L2
softer (as it should be).