ISSN:
0029-5981
Keywords:
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Technology
Notes:
A complementary energy-based finite element formulation, using assumed stress functions as the approximating functions, is developed for the linear elastic two-dimensional stress analysis. It features the use of blending function interpolants, enabling the convenient representation of traction boundary conditions, which in the past have posed difficulties. A family of rectangular elements is constructed. Numerical results assessing the behaviour of these elements are presented. An advantage of this approach is in the accurate prediction of stress distributions.
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.1620280709