An improved arc-length method and application in the post-buckling analysis for composite structures

DOI10.1007/BF02437719zbMath1015.74524MaRDI QIDQ1861054

Jufen Zhu, Xiao-Ting Chu

Publication date: 18 June 2003

Published in: Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. (English Edition) (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

convergenceshellsnonlinear finite element analysisplatesload-deflection pathapproximate expansion methodextra-interpolation modificationimproved arc-length method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Composite and mixture properties (74E30) Bifurcation and buckling (74G60)

Related Items (1)

Research on nonlinear, postbuckling and elasto-plastic analyses of framed structures and curved beams

Cites Work

• An arc-length method including line searches and accelerations
• Elastic-plastic large deflection analysis of axisymmetric shells
• A fast incremental/iterative solution procedure that handles “snap-through”
• A study on arc-length-type methods and their operation failures illustrated by a simple model
• A user-controlled arc-length method for convergence to predefined deformation states

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