DYNAMIC STIFFNESS FORMULATION FOR STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS - A GENERAL-APPROACH

Authors
BANERJEE JR
Citation
Jr. Banerjee, DYNAMIC STIFFNESS FORMULATION FOR STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS - A GENERAL-APPROACH, Computers & structures, 63(1), 1997, pp. 101-103
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences","Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Computers & structures → ACNP
ISSN journal
00457949
Volume
63
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
101 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-7949(1997)63:1<101:DSFFSE>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A general theory to develop the dynamic stiffness matrix of a structur al element is outlined. Substantial saving in computer time can be ach ieved if explicit analytical expressions for the elements of the dynam ic stiffness matrix are used instead of numerical methods. Such expres sions can be derived with the help of symbolic computation. The applic ation of the dynamic stiffness matrix to calculate the natural frequen cies of a structure is discussed with particular reference to the Witt rick-Williams algorithm. The method presented is fairly general. (C) 1 997 Elsevier Science Ltd.