El-Adas, Kadmous Moufid2014-03-142014-03-141990-08-05etd-01262010-020017http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40767<p>Results of stability analyses with the commercial finite element program ABAQUS are presented. Buckling and nonlinear analysis of an Euler column and a Von Mises truss are presented. In addition, linear, buckling and nonlinear analyses are carried out on a Varax dome.</p>viii, 62 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V851 1990.E422ABAQUS (Computer program language)Buckling (Mechanics) -- Computer programsStructural analysis (Engineering) -- Computer programsMaster's projecthttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01262010-020017/