NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES. CHAPTER 7

The chapter reviews the current state of the art in the numerical analysis of structures and gives a brief historical survey. Structural analysis covers so many areas that a complete review would require a book rather than a chapter. The author has therefor concentrated on those areas in which he has personal experience. As a result, some fields such as dynamics and fracture mechanics have been completely omitted and the papter concentrates on the non-linear analysis of thin-walled steel and concrete structures. Optimisation of structural form has meant that such structures are becoming thinner so that the collapse behaviour generally involves a complex interaction between material and geometric non-linearities. In such circumstances, numerical techniques are essential for a realistic structural analysis. (Author/TRRL)

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  Applied Science Publishers Limited

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• Authors:
  • Crisfield, M A
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 235-284
• Serial:
  • Developments in Thin-Walled Structures--1
  • Publisher: Applied Science Publishers Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete structures; Numerical analysis; State of the art studies; Steel structures; Structural analysis; Thin walls
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 3455: Bridge; 4755: Concrete; 3355: Engineering structure; 6490: Finite element method; 6492: Iteration; 6482: Non linear system; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 4542: Steel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00378401
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 085334 123 0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1983 12:00AM