TY - JOUR
T1 - Instability analysis of space trusses using exact tangent-stiffness matrices
AU - Tanaka, K.
AU - Kondoh, K.
AU - Atluri, S. N.
N1 - Funding Information:
In the usual finite element analysis, much of the effort is usually expended in evaluating the tangent-stiffness matrix (re,K, which accounts for the effects of initial displacements and initial stresses. Usually, one assumes basis functions and integrates over the element the appropriate strain energy terms (that depend nonlinearly on the displacements) to obtain (inK. The * The research reported here was supported by Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories under Contract No. SFRC F33615-83-K-3205.
PY - 1985/12
Y1 - 1985/12
N2 - A simple (exact) expression for the tangent-stiffness matrix of a space truss undergoing arbitrarily large deformation, as well as member buckling, is given. An arc-length method is used to solve the tangent-stiffness equations in the post-buckling range of the structural deformation. Several examples to illustrate the viability of the present approaches in analyzing large space structures, simply, efficiently, and accurately, are given.
AB - A simple (exact) expression for the tangent-stiffness matrix of a space truss undergoing arbitrarily large deformation, as well as member buckling, is given. An arc-length method is used to solve the tangent-stiffness equations in the post-buckling range of the structural deformation. Several examples to illustrate the viability of the present approaches in analyzing large space structures, simply, efficiently, and accurately, are given.
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U2 - 10.1016/0168-874X(85)90028-9
DO - 10.1016/0168-874X(85)90028-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022307245
VL - 1
SP - 291
EP - 311
JO - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design
JF - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design
SN - 0168-874X
IS - 4
ER -