ANALYSIS OF CURVED FOLDED PLATE STRUCTURES

A FINITE STRIP METHOD OF ANALYSIS IS PRESENTED WHICH CAN BE USED TO ANALYZE CURVED FOLDED PLATE STRUCTURES SIMPLY SUPPORTED AT THE TWO ENDS AND COMPOSED OF ELEMENTS THAT MAY IN GENERAL BE SEGMENTS OF CONICAL FRUSTRA. THE METHOD IS BASED ON A HARMONIC ANALYSIS IN THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION, WITH THE LOADINGS EXPRESSED BY FOURIER SERIES, AND ON A FINITE ELEMENT STIFFNESS ANALYSIS IN THE TRANSVERSE DIRECTION. THE DIRECT STIFFNESS METHOD IS USED TO ASSEMBLE THE STRUCTURE STIFFNESS MATRIX AND TO DETERMINE DISPLACEMENTS AND ELEMENT STRESSES. A DESCRIPTION OF A GENERAL COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR THE ANALYSIS AND THE RESULTS OF SEVERAL EXAMPLES ARE ALSO GIVEN. /ASCE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 97, No ST 10, PROC PAPER 8434, PP 2459-2480, 6 FIG,
• Authors:
  • Meyer, C
  • Scordelis, A C
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Bridge design; Bridges; Computer programs; Cones; Curved beams; Curves (Geometry); Finite element method; Harmonics; Stiffness; Structural design; Structural plates; Theory
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Plates
• Old TRIS Terms: Finite elements; Folded plates; Strip
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209561
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 20 1971 12:00AM