Elasto-plastic distortional analysis and strength of structures doubly-curved in space

这种新颖有效的有限元模型将提高曲线型结构设计的经济性和安全性。随着全国结构钢行业的效率接近危机，开发的技术将有助于保持国家钢铁行业的竞争优势。本项目将根据现行的国家设计标准，对结构曲线杆件的设计规范提出建议。通过使用这些建议，澳大利亚结构工程师将在澳大利亚和国际咨询市场上更具竞争力。该项目将使澳大利亚的研究处于该学科的前沿，并保持其在该领域的国际公认声誉。

The novel and effective finite element model developed will lead to increased economy and safety in the design of curved structures. With the efficiency of the national structural steel industry nearing a crisis, techniques developed will contribute to maintaining a competitive edge of the national steel industry. This project will provide recommendations on rules of design of structural curved members for the current national design standards. Australian structural engineers will be more competitive in the Australian and international consulting markets by using these recommendations. The project will keep Australian research at the forefront of the discipline and maintaining its internationally recognised reputation in this area.