An annular segment finite element for plate bending
โ Scribed by F. Sawko; P. A. Merriman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 398 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0029-5981
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
A stiffness matrix for a finite element having the planform of an annular segment is derived using the displacement approach. Numerical problems involved in the derivation are discussed and rapid convergence to exact solutions is demonstrated on three sample problems. It is concluded that the new element will be of great value to engineers concerned with the analysis of slabs of bridge decks curved in plan.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
An indirect Boundary Element Method is employed for the static analysis of homogeneous isotropic and linear elastic Kirchhoff plates of an arbitrary geometry. The objectives of this paper consists of a construction and a study of the resulting boundary integral equations as well as a development of