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Finite Element Stability of Eccentrically Stiffened Plates
A finite element model is developed to investigate the elastic stability of eccentrically stiffened rectangular plates. The formulation is based on the behavior of the plate-stiffener...

Localized Collapse of Shells of Revolution
A local-global methodology is presented to treat the problems of localized collapse of shells of revolution. The strategy consists of employing two dimensional general shell elements in...

Methodology for Developing an Engineering Solution for Web Crippling
This paper describes the methodology used to develop an engineering solution for web crippling of aluminum trapezoidal sections. The development has two steps. The functional form for...

Stability Analysis of Nonlinear Frames
The second stiffness method for large deformation in-elastic stability analysis of frames is discussed. Displacement control methods for tracing the path beyond the limit point are presented....

Ultimate Loads of Steel Frames with Imperfections
As for real structures, initial geometric imperfections are inevitable and may have a destabilizing effect on the structures. The present research deals with the study of this imperfections...

Computational Failure Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Plate Structures
The paper summarizes our recent effort in developing a suitable finite element code for the failure prediction of reinforced concrete structures. The basis of the development is a plasticity...

A Mixture Finite Element for Reinforced Concrete
A semi-analytical finite element is presented for analyses of cracked reinforced concrete (RC) structures including bond action between rebar and concrete, and crack-face shear transfer....

Nonlinear Response of Ground Supported Slabs
Refined techniques for the structural analysis of ground supported concrete slabs are presented. The principles of limit state design in terms of strength and serviceability are implemented....

Analysis of Delamination Onset and Growth in Curved Laminates
This paper details an analysis to characterize delamination onset and growth from a matrix crack in a curved composite laminate. Finite element analysis was used to determine values of...

Partial Hybrid Stress Element for Higher-Order Laminated Plates Theory
The partial hybrid stress method is applied to higher-order plate theory for orthotropic laminated plates. This new element performs better than displacement formulation and approaches...

Finite Element Analysis and Testing of a Laminated Composite Fuselage Test Structure
A test structure modeling a full scale section of a composite aircraft fuselage was designed, analyzed, fabricated, and pressure tested. The test structure consisted of a cylindrical graphite...

Flexural and Extensional Motion of Moderately Thick Laminated Composite Plates
A general theory of flexural and extensional motion of moderately thick laminated composite plates is developed for linear elastic materials and small deformation. Interlaminar stresses...

An Analytical Solution to Free Vibration Problems of Cross-ply Laminated Thin Doubly-curved Shells
Hitherto an unavailable analytical solution to the free vibration boundary value problems (b.v.ps.) of symmetric and antisymmetric cross-ply laminated thin doubly-curved shells of rectangular...

Coupled Bending and Twisting of Thin-Walled Composite Beams
Thin-walled open-section composite material beams of the T, I and J geometries are routinely used as stiffeners for structural components in aerospace vehicles (Starnes et al, 1985). In...

Failure Characterization of Structural FRP Bars
A combined experimental and theoretical investigation on the structural behavior of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) bars is presented. Test results indicate that the ultimate strength decreases...

Use of Laser Holography and Image Analysis for Crack Measurement and Determination of Strain Fields in Cement Based Materials
The authors have successfully used laser holographic interferometry to measure various parameters, such as crack size, crack spacing, crack opening displacement, surface displacements...

Atomistic Simulation and Visualization of Thermal Disorder in a Crystalline Ice
The process of thermal disorder in crystalline ice has been simulated using a molecular dynamics model. The thermal disorder is induced by raising the temperature of the system. The molecular...

Deformation of Concrete Due to Drying
The deformation of drying concrete is numerically investigated considering the effect of random arrangement of coarse aggregates. The result indicates that a part of the statistical variation...

Models for Rock Mass Dynamics
The phenomenology of explosive effects in hard rocks is of interest to workers in the energy field, in the defense field, and in planetary science. The salient characteristic of hard rock...

Constitutive Relations for Large Deformation Plasticity
Influence of the choice of measures of stress and deformation upon the representation of constitutive relations for elasto-plastic solids undergoing finite deformation is discussed. The...

 

 

 

 

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