An exact element method for the bending of nonhomogeneous Reissner's plate

1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1065-1074
Author(s):  
Ji Zhen-yi
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1750125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Bebiano ◽  
Moshe Eisenberger ◽  
Dinar Camotim ◽  
Rodrigo Gonçalves

Generalized Beam Theory (GBT), intended to analyze the structural behavior of prismatic thin-walled members and structural systems, expresses the member deformed configuration as a combination of cross-section deformation modes multiplied by the corresponding longitudinal amplitude functions. The determination of the latter, usually the most computer-intensive step of the analysis, is almost always performed by means of GBT-based conventional 1D (beam) finite elements. This paper presents the formulation, implementation and application of the so-called “exact element method” in the framework of GBT-based linear buckling analyses. This method, originally proposed by Eisenberger (1990), uses the power series method to solve the governing differential equation and obtains the buckling eigenvalue problem from the boundary terms. A few illustrative numerical examples are presented, focusing mainly on the comparison between the combined accuracy and computational effort associated with the determination of buckling solutions with the exact and standard GBT-based (finite) elements. This comparison shows that the GBT-based exact element method may lead to significant computational savings, particularly when the buckling modes exhibit larger half-wave numbers.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (05) ◽  
pp. 1850068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Bebiano ◽  
Moshe Eisenberger ◽  
Dinar Camotim ◽  
Rodrigo Gonçalves

Generalized Beam Theory (GBT), intended to analyze the structural behavior of prismatic thin-walled members and structural systems, expresses the member deformed configuration as a combination of cross-section deformation modes multiplied by the corresponding longitudinal amplitude functions. The determination of the latter, often the most computer-intensive step of the analysis, is almost always performed by means of GBT-based “conventional” 1D (beam) finite elements. This paper presents the formulation, implementation and application of the so-called “exact element method” in the framework of GBT-based elastic free vibration analyses. This technique, originally proposed by Eisenberger (1990), uses the power series method to solve the governing differential equations and obtains the vibration eigenvalue problem from the boundary terms. A few illustrative numerical examples are presented, focusing mainly on the comparison between the combined accuracy and computational effort associated with the determination of vibration solutions with the exact and conventional GBT-based (finite) elements. This comparison shows that the GBT-based exact element method may lead to significant computational savings, particularly when the vibration modes exhibit large half-wave numbers.


1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-420
Author(s):  
Yeh Kai-yuan ◽  
Ji Zhen-yi

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (43) ◽  
pp. 20868-20875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junxiong Guo ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Yuan Lin ◽  
Yu Tian ◽  
Jinxing Zhang ◽  
...  

We propose a graphene plasmonic infrared photodetector tuned by ferroelectric domains and investigate the interfacial effect using the finite element method.


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