Parameter Study of Stresses in Mass Concrete Using Two Fly Ash Mixtures
Finite-element modeling of the incremental construction procedure for mass concrete structures has been used to study the effects of three mechanical properties on thermal stresses. Material...
Significance of Yield Surface Corner-Like Effects in Inelastic Stability Solutions
This paper presents the author's experiences with finite element prediction of the inelastic stability of steel plate structures. The implications of linear versus nonlinear...
The Dredging Dilemma
Disposal of dredge materials is becoming a national environmental problem. Disposal sites on land are becoming extremely scarce and environmental objections growing. There are also objections...
Advanced Integrated Wastewater Pond Systems
By incorporating special environments for methane fermentation and photosynthetic oxygenation, advanced integrated ponding systems attain high degrees of primary and secondary treatment...
Analyzing in 3D
Suggestions for modeling and evaluating three-dimensional (3D) structures are presented. These suggestions are based on the authors' sixteen years of day to day involvement...
Cables and Flexible Pipes in Contact with Sea Floor
Flexible offshore systems can be analyzed by a number of different techniques. The techniques described herein fall in the general category of finite element methods. Special cable elements...
Stability of Plates Under Eccentric Edge Loads
A linear finite element analysis was conducted to study the stress distribution in the web and the flange when the beam is subjected to a patch load applied in the plane of the web or...
Buckling of Unsymmetrical Thin-Walled Members
The formulation of a three-dimensional model based on p-version finite element method for the elastic buckling analysis of unsymmetrical thin-walled members under axial compression and...
End Plate Moment Connections for Cyclic Loads
Three pilot tests of full size end plate moment connections under cyclic loading are discussed. In one of the specimens, the premature fracture of one of the inner bolts suggests the possibility...
Strength of Biaxially Crooked Jumbo Columns
The ultimate strength of axially loaded jumbo columns with biaxial initial out-of-straightnesses is analyzed by the finite element method. The analysis makes use of the measured residual...
Evaluation of the Rotation Capacity of Wide-Flange Beams Using Shell Finite Elements
Numerical simulation can be useful for planning of experimental tests, performance of parametric studies, and achieving an understanding of complex three-dimensional behavior that may...
Stability Analysis of Steel Compression Members by a Modified Finite Strip Method
The method of structural stability analysis utilized in this paper is a combination of the classical bending theory and the finite strip method. Combining the assumptions of traditional...
Optimized Wall Thickness of Shells of Revolution
The aim of this paper was to develop a concept for the design of shells of revolution with different Gaussian curvature using a simplified finite element buckling analysis. A cooling tower...
Original Formulation of the Finite Element Method
Following a brief summary of the 1952 state of the art of structural analysis, the paper describes the circumstances that led to the formulation of the finite element method by members...
Major Advances in Finite Element Model Technology
The evolution of finite elements is traced from the viewpoint of finite element shape functions and element-related techniques. Particular emphasis is placed on the isoparametric element,...
Numerical Methods for Solution of Finite Element Systems
A personal summary of solution methods for the static and dynamic analysis of finite element systems, which have been developed during the past 30 years, will be given. Numerical techniques...
Structural Computing in Engineering Practice
Since its emergence some thirty years ago, finite element technology has penetrated a significant part of the structural engineering profession. It serves as a most graphic illustration...
Extensions of Finite Element Technology for Automated Design
The finite element method, by itself, is an efficient analysis tool with which we can judge the quality of a proposed design. However, by coupling finite element analysis with numerical...
Getting Finite Element Programs to Reason About Their Analysis Assumptions
Despite the spectacular improvements of finite element analysis programs, there has been no corresponding progress in the development of physical modeling and interpretation aids. The...
Representation of Strategic Choices in Structural Modeling
A major concern in structural modeling is the proper choice of tools to achieve stated objectives. Problem statements in structural analysis and design are usually made in fairly abstract...
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