INELASTIC POSTBUCKLING ANALYSIS OF TRUSS STRUCTURES BY DYNAMIC RELAXATION METHOD

Authors
RAMESH G KRISHNAMOORTHY CS
Citation
G. Ramesh et Cs. Krishnamoorthy, INELASTIC POSTBUCKLING ANALYSIS OF TRUSS STRUCTURES BY DYNAMIC RELAXATION METHOD, International journal for numerical methods in engineering, 37(21), 1994, pp. 3633-3657
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering",Engineering,Mathematics
Journal title
International journal for numerical methods in engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00295981
Volume
37
Issue
21
Year of publication
1994
Pages
3633 - 3657
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-5981(1994)37:21<3633:IPAOTS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The paper presents the inelastic post-buckling analysis of truss struc tures by the Dynamic Relaxation (DR) method. A simplified inelastic fi nite element formulation for truss element and new algorithms are prop osed for Elastic Post-Buckling (EPB) analysis and Inelastic Post-Buckl ing (IEPB) analysis using the DR method. The post-buckling paths for e lastic, EPB and IEPB analyses are completely traced using the variable -arc-length method. Four numerical examples are presented to illustrat e the application of the proposed algorithms.