COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF NONLINEAR TRUSS-STRUCTURES

A COMPUTERIZED ANALYTICAL APPROACH, USING THE DIRECT STIFFNESS MATRIX METHOD, IS DEVELOPED FOR NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS. THE APPROACH IS LIMITED TO TRUSS-TYPE STRUCTURES HAVING ONE OR MORE MEMBERS STRESSED ABOVE THEIR PROPORTIONAL LIMIT. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS IN STRESSES AND CORRESPONDING STRAINS IN ALL MEMBERS AS WELL AS IN NODE DEFLECTIONS OF THE STRUCTURE. EXAMPLES ARE SOLVED AND RESULTS ARE COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS. /ASCE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 94, No ST 6, PROC PAPER 5997, PP 1427-1439, 13 FIG, 2
• Authors:
  • Hensley, R C
  • Azar, J J
• Publication Date: 1968-6

Media Info

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

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programming; Deflection; Matrices (Mathematics); Nonlinear systems; Strain (Mechanics); Structural analysis; Testing; Trusses
• Old TRIS Terms: Strains
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208493
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 12 1994 12:00AM