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Jun 1973
Finite Element Analysis of Inflatable Shells
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Chin-Tsang Li and John W. Leonard, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 99, Issue 3
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A new curved element has been introduced for the purpose of modeling the nonlinear behavior of inflatable shells with arbitrary contours. With this new curved element, geometric slope continuities across interfaces may be enforced or at least may be minimized. Incremental theory within a finite element context has been used to approximate the nonlinear behavior during the pressurization and in-service phases. This method is particularly useful when the initial configuration of an inflatable shell is known a priori. For the linearized incremental procedure, the nonlinear solution is regarded as an accumulation of a sequence of linear solutions for initially-stressed shells.
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Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 99 • Issue 3 • June 1973
Pages: 495 - 514
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Chin-Tsang Li
Engr., Stone and Webster Engrg. Corp., Boston, Mass.
John W. Leonard, AM.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago, Ill.
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