An equilibrium finite element model for buckling analysis of plates
An equilibrium finite element model for buckling analysis of plates
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DOI:
10.1002/nme.1620111108
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发表时间:
1977
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
B. Tabarrok;A. Simpson
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作者:
B. Tabarrok;A. Simpson
For the equilibrium problems of structural systems it is well known that the use of compatible displacement finite element models yields energy levels which are higher than the exact values. On the other hand use of equilibrium elements (until now restricted to linear problems) yields energy levels lower than the exact. As such these two complementary approaches provide a valuable insight into the response of the structure and on the state of convergence of solution as the finite element mesh is refined. This feature of the two methods of analysis has given an impetus for the simultaneous development of displacement and equilibrium models. However progress in the development of equilibrium models has lagged behind that of the displacement models. The first few equilibrium models were developed by Fraeijs de Veubeke using equilibrating stress fields as interpolation functions.',* In this approach it was found that, in contrast to displacement models, the development of equilibrium models was very restrictive. Later it was recognized that the use of stress functions, instead of stress fields, removes the major difficulties in the development of equilibrium models and indeed it renders the development somewhat analogous to the development of displacement models. For the plate flexural problems Morley3 and Sanders4 developed equilibrium models in terms of Southwell stress function^."^ Elias, using the Airy and Southwell stress functions, discussed the well known duality in flexure and stretching of plates, in the context of finite element^.^ Two features of stress function formulation are worth mentioning here. First, in the case of multiply connected domains special constraints have to be imposed on the stress functions to ensure their single valuednes6 Second, if the stress boundary conditions have a complex variation it may be difficult to select appropriate stress functions to satisfy them identically. Now amongst the linear problems of structural analysis two eigenvalue problems arise frequently. These are the free vibration and the elastic buckling problems. In these eigenvalue problems one is concerned with the stationarity of differences of two energy quantities and hence these problems are not characterized by minimum/maximum energy properties. Nevertheless it would be very useful to analyze such eigenvalue problems by the two approaches since the approximations in these approaches are of physically different nature. t Professor. f Reader.