Geometric non-linear structural analysis by spline finite element method

• Main Author: Shi, Ping.
• Other Authors: Fan, Sau Cheong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19419
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The development presented in this thesis is geometrically non-linear analysis using the C1-spline finite elements. The formulation is based on the general geometrically non-linear strain-displacement relations derived from Novozhilov's theory. It is well known that a serious drawback of C degre...