A finite element model for static and dynamic analysis of thin-walled beams with asymmetric cross-sections

Autor: Bozhen Chen, Xianding Jin, Yuren Hu
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Computers & Structures. 61:897-908
ISSN: 0045-7949
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(96)00058-2
Popis: The fourth order governing differential equations for thin-walled beams with asymmetric cross-sections under coupled bending and torsion are derived in this paper. The stiffness matrix and the consistent mass matrix of a thin-walled beam element with an asymmetric cross-section is established by using the homogeneous solutions to the fourth order governing differential equations as interpolation functions between the degrees of freedom at each node of the element. The shear effect and the coupling between bending and torsion are fully taken into account in the finite element model developed in this paper. This model can be used in static and dynamic analysis of the thin-walled beams with asymmetric cross-sections.
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