Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 466-486 (2016)
GENERALISED ELEMENT LOAD METHOD WITH WHOLE DOMAIN
ACCURACY FOR RELIABLE STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Chi-Kin Iu
Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Queensland University of Technology
QUT Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Received: 6 November 2015; Revised: 29 November 2015; Accepted: 7 December 2015
DOI:10.18057/IJASC.2016.12.4.6
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ABSTRACT
This paper presents a formulation to capture all kinds of second-order effects (i.e. discrete nodal displacement as the numerical approach: P-D & P-d effect, large displacement, snap-through buckling, initial imperfection, etc.) for members under loads along their lengths. The efficient computational formulation of the generalised element load method (GELM) is proposed which gives accurate element and nodal solutions when using the one-element-per-member model. It is believed the GELM provides a reliable and efficient method for improving the second-order analysis for design of practical structures.
KEYWORDS
Generalised element load method; second-order elastic analysis; one element per member; higher-order element formulation; initial imperfection; element solutions
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