Treatment of initial deformations in the integrated force method

DOI10.1016/S0045-7825(96)01093-6MaRDI QIDQ1371767zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Igor Kaljević, S. N. Patnaik, Dale A. Hopkins

Publication date 13 November 1997

Published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/S0045-7825(96)01093-6

zbMATH Keywords

compatibility conditionscomplementary potential energyinitial strainssupport settlementsthermal strains

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Thin bodies, structures (74K99) Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05)

Review text

The integrated force method is extended for the treatment of initial strains. Initial strains are incorporated into compatibility conditions through the vector of initial deformations. We derive a general expression for the vector of initial deformations by discretizing the expression for the complementary potential energy of the structure. Two special cases of initial strains are analyzed in detail: (i) thermal strains and (ii) support settlements. The vector of initial deformations due to thermal loadings is derived by introducing expressions for thermal strains into the general expression, and that due to support settlements is derived directly by equating the work done by external and internal forces, respectively. Two example problems with available analytical solutions are solved using the present developments, and a good agreement of results with analytical solutions is observed.

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• Finite element linear and nonlinear, static and dynamic analysis of structural elements – an addendum – A bibliography (1996‐1999)

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