Generation of exact stiffness matrix for a spherical shell element

✍ Scribed by G.S. Sekhon; R.S. Bhatia

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 220 KB
• Volume: 74
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0045-7949
• DOI: 10.1016/s0045-7949(98)00316-2

✦ Synopsis

This paper deals with a method of generating stiness coecients and ®xed edge forces for a spherical shell frustrum element. The formulation is based upon an approximate analytical solution of the dierential equations governing elastic behaviour of the frustrum. Eect of uniform pressure p n , self weight, uniform temperature rise and edge loads have been considered. The paper also presents results of application of the proposed method to some selected problems.