scholarly journals A Corotational Finite Element Method Combined with Floating Frame Method for Large Steady-State Deformation and Free Vibration Analysis of a Rotating-Inclined Beam

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Hsu Tsai ◽  
Wen Yi Lin ◽  
Yu Chun Zhou ◽  
Kuo Mo Hsiao
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Numerical Procedure ◽  
Free Vibration Analysis ◽  
Euler Beam ◽  
Floating Frame ◽  
Frame Method ◽  
Element Method

A corotational finite element method combined with floating frame method and a numerical procedure is proposed to investigate large steady-state deformation and infinitesimal-free vibrationaround the steady-state deformation of a rotating-inclined Euler beam at constant angular velocity. The element nodal forces are derived using the consistent second-order linearization of the nonlinear beam theory, the d'Alembert principle, and the virtual work principle in a current inertia element coordinates, which is coincident with a rotating element coordinate system constructed at the current configuration of the beam element. The governing equations for linear vibration are obtained by the first-order Taylor series expansion of the equation of motion at the position of steady-state deformation. Numerical examples are studied to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method and to investigate the steady-state deformation and natural frequency of the rotating beam with different inclined angle, angular velocities, radius of the hub, and slenderness ratios.

Application of the u-p Finite Element Method to the Study of Articular Cartilage

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S. Wayne ◽  
Savio L.-Y. Woo ◽  
Michael K. Kwan
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Articular Cartilage ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Fluid Pressure ◽  
Numerical Procedure ◽  
Solid Matrix ◽  
Confined Compression ◽  
Element Method

The finite element method using the principle of virtual work was applied to the biphasic theory to establish a numerical routine for analyses of articular cartilage behavior. The matrix equations that resulted contained displacements of the solid matrix (u) and true fluid pressure (p) as the unknown variables at the element nodes. Both small and large strain conditions were considered. The algorithms and computer code for the analysis of two-dimensional plane strain, plane stress, and axially symmetric cases were developed. The u-p finite element numerical procedure demonstrated excellent agreement with available closed-form and numerical solutions for the configurations of confined compression and unconfined compression under small strains, and for confined compression under large strains. The model was also used to examine the behavior of a repaired articular surface. The differences in material properties between the repair tissue and normal cartilage resulted in significant deformation gradients across the repair interface as well as increased fluid efflux from the tissue.

Steady State Heat Conduction Modeling by the Generalized Finite Element Method

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Humberto Alves da Silveira Monteiro ◽  
Guilherme Garcia Botelho ◽  
Roque Luiz da Silva Pitangueira ◽  
Rodrigo Peixoto ◽  
FELICIO BARROS
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Heat Conduction ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Generalized Finite Element Method ◽  
State Heat ◽  
Steady State Heat ◽  
Generalized Finite Element ◽  
Element Method

scholarly journals Finite Element Analysis of Thermoelastic Contact Stability

1994 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 919-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taein Yeo ◽  
J. R. Barber
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Eigenvalue Problem ◽  
Linear Perturbation ◽  
Dimensional System ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Thermoelastic Contact ◽  
Element Method

When heat is conducted across an interface between two dissimilar materials, theimoelastic distortion affects the contact pressure distribution. The existence of a pressure-sensitive thermal contact resistance at the interface can cause such systems to be unstable in the steady-state. Stability analysis for thermoelastic contact has been conducted by linear perturbation methods for one-dimensional and simple two-dimensional geometries, but analytical solutions become very complicated for finite geometries. A method is therefore proposed in which the finite element method is used to reduce the stability problem to an eigenvalue problem. The linearity of the underlying perturbation problem enables us to conclude that solutions can be obtained in separated-variable form with exponential variation in time. This factor can therefore be removed from the governing equations and the finite element method is used to obtain a time-independent set of homogeneous equations in which the exponential growth rate appears as a linear parameter. We therefore obtain a linear eigenvalue problem and stability of the system requires that all the resulting eigenvalues should have negative real part. The method is discussed in application to the simple one-dimensional system of two contacting rods. The results show good agreement with previous analytical investigations and give additional information about the migration of eigenvalues in the complex plane as the steady-state heat flux is varied.

scholarly journals Influence of Retardation Time on Viscoelastic Behavior of Plane Beams Modeled by the Nonlinear Positional Formulation of the Finite Element Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Juliano dos Santos Becho ◽  
Marcelo Greco
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Rheological Model ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Numerical Procedure ◽  
Viscoelastic Behavior ◽  
Retardation Time ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Divergence Problem ◽  
Element Method

A numerical procedure is presented to avoid the divergence problem during the iterative process in viscoelastic analyses. This problem is observed when the positional formulation of the finite element method is adopted in association with the finite difference method. To do this, the nonlinear positional formulation is presented considering plane frame elements with Bernoulli–Euler kinematics and viscoelastic behavior. The considered geometrical nonlinearity refers to the structural equilibrium analysis in the deformed position using the Newton–Raphson iterative method. However, the considered physical nonlinearity refers to the description of the viscoelastic behavior through the adoption of the stress-strain relation based on the Kelvin–Voigt rheological model. After the presentation of the formulation, a detailed analysis of the divergence problem in the iterative process is performed. Then, an original numerical procedure is presented to avoid the divergence problem based on the retardation time of the adopted rheological model and the penalization of the nodal position correction vector. Based on the developments and the obtained results, it is possible to conclude that the presented formulation is consistent and that the proposed procedure allows for obtaining the equilibrium positions for any time step value adopted without presenting divergence problems during the iterative process and without changing the analysis of the final results.

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