Geometrically nonlinear analysis of plane trusses and plane frames

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dc.contributor.authorMadutujuh, Nathanen
dc.contributor.committeechairHolzer, Siegfried M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDolan, James Danielen
dc.contributor.committeememberKuppusamy, Thangaveluen
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:27:50Zen
dc.date.adate2010-01-26en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:27:50Zen
dc.date.issued1991-12-15en
dc.date.rdate2010-01-26en
dc.date.sdate2010-01-26en
dc.description.abstractThe results of this work are the closed-form expressions for the tangent and secant stiffness matrices of the 3-node Mindlin frame element. From the study of two solution methods and the behavior of the three elements, several conclusions have been made as follows: 1. Because the Mindlin frame element uses quadratic polynoms for the interpolation functions, at least two elements are needed for modelling a member of a plane frame structure. 2. The Mindlin frame element will give a more flexible structure due to the shear deformation effect, but the effect is not always significant. 3. The Mindlin frame element requires about twice degree-of-freedoms than the Bernoulli-Euler frame element requirement. 4. The formulation of tangent stiffness matrix can be simplified, in condition that the internal forces calculations are done using the appropriate nonlinear formulation. The calculation of the tangent stiffness matrix and the internal element forces can be done using different formulations.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxiii, 119 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01262010-020134en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01262010-020134/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40785en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V851_1991.M358.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 25498481en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V851 1991.M358en
dc.subject.lcshNonlinear theoriesen
dc.subject.lcshStructural frames -- Mathematical modelsen
dc.subject.lcshTrusses -- Mathematical modelsen
dc.titleGeometrically nonlinear analysis of plane trusses and plane framesen
dc.typeMaster's projecten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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