A development of a Finite Element Model, based in a novel beam theory

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Luis Ramalho Sanches ◽  
Sérgio Frascino Müller de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Model Based

A SPECTRAL/hp NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF HIGHER-ORDER BEAM THEORY WITH VISCOELASTICITY

2012 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 1250010 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. P. VALLALA ◽  
G. S. PAYETTE ◽  
J. N. REDDY
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Constitutive Relations ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Third Order ◽  
The Third

In this paper, a finite element model for efficient nonlinear analysis of the mechanical response of viscoelastic beams is presented. The principle of virtual work is utilized in conjunction with the third-order beam theory to develop displacement-based, weak-form Galerkin finite element model for both quasi-static and fully-transient analysis. The displacement field is assumed such that the third-order beam theory admits C0 Lagrange interpolation of all dependent variables and the constitutive equation can be that of an isotropic material. Also, higher-order interpolation functions of spectral/hp type are employed to efficiently eliminate numerical locking. The mechanical properties are considered to be linear viscoelastic while the beam may undergo von Kármán nonlinear geometric deformations. The constitutive equations are modeled using Prony exponential series with general n-parameter Kelvin chain as its mechanical analogy for quasi-static cases and a simple two-element Maxwell model for dynamic cases. The fully discretized finite element equations are obtained by approximating the convolution integrals from the viscous part of the constitutive relations using a trapezoidal rule. A two-point recurrence scheme is developed that uses the approximation of relaxation moduli with Prony series. This necessitates the data storage for only the last time step and not for the entire deformation history.

scholarly journals Assessment of stability of a Himalayan road cut slope with varying degrees of weathering: A finite-element-model-based approach

Heliyon ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. e05297
Author(s):  
Gbétoglo Charles Komadja ◽  
Sarada Prasad Pradhan ◽  
Amulya Ratna Roul ◽  
Babatunde Adebayo ◽  
Jean Baptiste Habinshuti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Cut Slope ◽  
Model Based
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