Equilibrium-Based Finite-Element Formulation for the Geometrically Exact Analysis of Planar Framed Structures
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Abstract
This paper addresses the development of a hybrid-mixed finite-element formulation for the geometrically exact quasi-static analysis of elastic planar framed structures, modeled using the two-dimensional Reissner beam theory. The proposed formulation relies on a modified principle of complementary energy, which involves, as independent variables, the generalized vectors of stress resultants and displacements and, in addition, a set of Lagrange multipliers used to enforce the stress continuity between elements. The adopted finite-element discretization produces numerical solutions that strongly satisfy the equilibrium differential equations in the elements, as well as the static boundary conditions. It consists, therefore, in a true equilibrium formulation for arbitrarily large displacements and rotations. Furthermore, as it does not suffer from shear locking or any other artificial stiffening phenomena, it may be regarded as an alternative to the standard displacement-based formulation. To validate and assess the accuracy of the proposed formulation, some benchmark problems are analyzed and their solutions are compared with those obtained using the standard two-node displacement-based formulation. Numerical analyses of convergence of the proposed finite-element formulation are also included.
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Acknowledgments
This work is part of the research activity carried out at ICIST, Instituto de Engenharia de Estruturas, Território e Construção, and has been partially supported by FEDER and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia through Ph.D. Grant No. UNSPECIFIEDSFRH/BD/22666/2005, Project No. UNSPECIFIEDPOCI/56999/ECM/2004, and the funding of the research unit.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 136 • Issue 12 • December 2010
Pages: 1474 - 1490
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Received: May 8, 2009
Accepted: May 12, 2010
Published online: May 15, 2010
Published in print: Dec 2010
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