Formulation Of The Nonlinear Analysis Of Shell Like Structures Subjected To Time Dependent Mechanical And Thermal Loading

The object of the research reported herein was to develop a general mathematical model and solution methodologies for analyzing the structural response of thin, metallic shell structures under large transient, cyclic, or static thermomechanical loads. Among the system responses associated with these loads and conditions are thermal buckling, creep buckling, and ratcheting. Thus geometric and material nonlinearities (of high order) can be anticipated and must be considered in developing the mathematical model. The methodology is demonstrated through different problems of extension, shear, and of planar curved beams. Moreover, importance of the inclusion of large strain is clearly demonstrated, through the chosen applications. Simitses, George J. and Carlson, Robert L. and Riff, Richard Unspecified Center LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRESSES; THIN WALLED SHELLS; TIME DEPENDENCE; CREEP BUCKLING; CURVED BEAMS; CYCLIC LOADS; FINITE DIFFERENCE THEORY; NONLINEARITY; STATIC LOADS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL BUCKLING; THERMAL STABILITY; TRANSIENT LOADS...