应用平板壳单元DKQl6分析板壳结构的几何非线性

应用新近开发的四边形十六自由度离Kirchhoff平板壳单元DKQl6，分析了板壳结构的几何非线性问题，采用Total Lagrange格式，在小应交、中等转动的假定下，建立了该单元几何刚度阵和大位移矩阵．非线性方程采用位移引导或弧长引导的牛顿-拉夫森增量迭代法求解．讨论了网格和加载步效对收敛性的影响，通过对典型算例的计算以及与其它单元的比较，说明了DKQl6单元在板壳结构几何非线性分析中也有良好的精度．     

折叠结构几何非线性分析

本文提出了一种推导折叠结构宏单元刚度矩阵的新方法,即在所假设普通单元位移模式的基础上直接引入位移约束条件,得到宏单元的形函数矩阵,进而给出宏单元的力与位移间关系。利用该思路,文中简捷地推导出剪式单元三节点梁大位移小变形的几何非线性切线刚度矩阵,并给出了线性刚度矩阵的显式。算例表明,分析折叠结构承载能力和自稳定结构的展开或收纳过程,考虑几何非线性的影响是必要的。     

一种考虑初始垂度影响的非线性索单元

本文首先运用Mathematic的符号运算功能，通过解偏微分方程给出了不等高单索的显式解析解，然后把该解析解应用于索微元的应变计算中，在此基础上用虚功原理推导了考虑初始垂度影响的两节点非线性索单元，并给出了索单元的单刚矩阵的具体形式，通过与两节点直线索单元的单铡矩阵的形式的比较，明确了该曲线非线性索单元的修正项，并给出了垂度影响因子的变化曲线。比较直观的给出了垂度对索单元刚度各项的影响程度。该非线性索单元既有多节点索单元精度高的特点，又有节点少，刚度元素较易求解以及有限元列式简洁等特点。本文通过两个数值算例表明，本文的非线性索单元是正确的，也表明了所编制的非线性计算程序是正确和可靠的。     

基于共旋列式的空间梁的稳定性分析

基于独立于单元的共旋列式(EICR),将一种几何线性的无剪切锁死的Timoshenko梁单元扩展用于空间梁结构的几何非线性分析。考虑到三维分析中发生大转动时转动顺序的不可交换性,也即转动自由度不能作为向量采用加法规则更新,采用了四元变量来存储和更新转动自由度,使得共旋列式适用于位移任意大和转动任意大但应变很小的几何非线性分析。同时改进了Riks弧长法使之适用于带有大转动的三维几何非线性分析。给出了几个数值算例,结果表明本文方法具有较高的计算精度和效率。     

基于解析试函数三角形带旋转自由度膜元的显式格式研究

三角形单元是有限元分析中常用的单元.在平面单元内引入结点转动自由度,可以提高单元位移场的阶次,在不增加单元结点的前提下提高单元性能.论文利用问题基本解析解作为试函数来构造带旋转自由度的三角形单元ATF-R3H,采用了杂交应力函数单元模式,确保了单元优良的抗畸变性能和较高应力计算精度.论文利用直角坐标与三角形面积坐标的线性关系,以及面积坐标幂函数在三角形域内和边界上的积分公式,直接给出单元刚度矩阵的显式表达式,从而避免了大量数值积分,提高了计算效率.数值算例表明,显式格式的ATF-R3H单元具有良好的性能.     

拟协调等梯形壳元显式几何刚度阵及屈曲分析

采用拟协调元方法推导了等腰梯形薄壳元的显式几何刚度阵，用于组合结构屈曲分析的计算，结果表明，这种单元的几何刚度阵收敛快、精度好。     

基于余能原理的有限变形问题有限元列式

利用基面力概念,推导了一种基于余能原理的有限变形问题显式有限元列式,可应用于结构的大位移、大转动问题。以基面力为状态变量来表达单元的余能,将有限变形情况下的单元余能分解为变形余能部分和转动余能部分,利用Lagrange乘子法推导出余能原理有限元的控制方程,编制了相应的非线性有限元程序。通过算例分析,说明该列式和程序的可靠性和精确性。     

拟协调等腰梯形壳元显式几何刚度阵及屈曲分析

采用拟协调元方法推导了等腰梯形薄壳元的显式几何刚度阵，用于组合结构屈曲分析的计算，结果表明，这种单元的几何刚度阵收敛快、精度好。     

平面梁杆结构几何非线性分析的一种简便方法

本文提出了一种新的几何非线性分析方法，适用于结点位移任意大，单元刚体转角任意大、单元局部弯曲比较小的平面梁杆结构。文中的刚度矩阵和附加荷载列阵都是以显式形式给出的，可直接应用。     

悬索大挠度风振响应的有限体积法分析

基于Lagrange原理,建立了一套新的悬索大挠度动力特性和动力响应分析的有限体积法列式,推导了结点力向量、质量矩阵和单元刚度矩阵的显式表达式。该列式的一个显著特点是直接利用工程应变定义结构变形,其物理意义明确,列式简单,适用于各种垂度和荷载情况的悬索大挠度动力分析。实例动力特性和随机风振响应分析表明,该有限体积列式不仅计算效率高,而且具有良好的计算精度。     

框架结构屈曲的精确有限元求解

基于屈曲微分控制方程的一般解，构造了Euler梁在轴力作用下的精确形函数，建 立了用于框架结构屈曲分析的精确有限单元，得到了单元刚度矩阵和几何刚度矩阵 的显式表达，并提出了基于常规特征值计算的迭代算法以确定屈曲载荷及相应失稳 模态的精确解. 研究表明， 对于线性稳定性分析而言，常规框架有限单元可视为 精确有限单元的一种近似. 若采用精确单元，无需进行网格细分就可以获得精确的 屈曲载荷和失稳模态. 数值算例证明了新单元和算法的效率和精度.     

A Numerical Method to Material and Geometric Nonlinear Analysis of Cable Structures

In this article, a numerical method is presented for computing the stiffness matrix and compatibility relations of cables under uniform distributed loads on any direction. Both the geometrical and material nonlinearities, including softening and yielding of material, are taken into account and the catenary cable element with gauss integration scheme is employed. The proposed formulation includes the effect of uniform distributed loads on any direction and 3D nodal forces to assess the geometric and possible material nonlinearity of cables. The derived equations are then applied to the analysis of cable structures. The accuracy of the responses obtained by the proposed method is evaluated by several benchmark solutions available in the literature. Results of numerical examples indicate the capability of the proposed stiffness matrix in prediction of the elastic and inelastic responses of cables. The proposed formulation is therefore recommended for cable elements to be used in the analysis of cable structures.     

Implementation of 3-D isoparametric finite elements on supercomputer for the formulation of recursive dynamical equations of multi-body systems

Kinematic formulation of the versatile three-dimensional isoparametric eight-noded brick element with six degrees of freedom at each node (three-translational and three-rotational), suitable for the discretization of flexible bodies with intricate geometric configurations, has been developed and implemented on the supercomputer IBM-3090 for the simulation of dynamical mechanical systems. The pipelining feature of the above vector-processor has been exploited for achieving a significant order of magnitude in computational efficiency. The concepts of indexed reference arrays have been utilised in the development of dynamical equations of motion, eliminating expensive Boolean matrix multiplication operations. The algorithm developed is an improvement and extension of [7], with the implementation of the brick element formulation. The recursive Kane's equations, modal analysis technique and strain energy principles are integrated into the procedure. The above technique is also applied to the constrained multi-body systems. An illustrative example of an spin-up maneuver of a space robot with three flexible links carrying a solar panel is presented. The prediction of dynamic behaviour of the system is carried out under a constrained environment and the effects of geometric stiffening and its subsequent restoring elastic forces are demonstrated.     

A coupled IEM/FEM approach for solving elastic problems with multiple cracks

In this paper, the detailed two-dimensional infinite element method (IEM) formulation with infinite element (IE)–finite element (FE) coupling scheme for investigating mode I stress intensity factor in elastic problems with imbedded geometric singularities (e.g. cracks) is presented. The IE–FE coupling algorithm is also successfully extended to solve multiple crack problems. In this method, the domain of the primary problem is subdivided into two sub-domains modeled separately using the IEM for the multiple crack sub-domain, and the FEM for the uncracked sub-domain. In the IE sub-domain, the similarity partition concept together with the IEM formulation are employed to automatically generate a large number of infinitesimal elements, layer by layer, around the tip of each crack. All degrees of freedom related to the IE sub-domain, except for those associated with the coupling interface, are condensed and transformed to form a finite master IE for each crack with master nodes on sub-domain boundary only. All of the stiffness matrices constructed in the IE sub-domains are assembled into the system stiffness matrix for the FE sub-domain. The resultant FE solution with a symmetrical stiffness matrix, having the singularity effect of imbedded cracks in IEs, is required only for solving multiple crack problems.Using these efficient numerical techniques a very fine mesh pattern can be established around each crack tip without increasing the degree of freedom of the global FEM solution. One is easily allowed to conduct parametric analyses for various crack sizes without changing the FE mesh. Numerical examples are presented to show the performance of the proposed method and compared with the corresponding known results where available.     

Second-order inelastic dynamic analysis of 3-D steel frames

This paper presents a reliable numerical procedure for nonlinear time-history analysis of three-dimensional steel frames subjected to dynamic loads. Geometric nonlinearities of member (P-δ) and frame (P-Δ) are taken into account by the use of stability functions in framed stiffness matrix formulation. The gradual yielding along the member length and over the cross-section is included by using a tangent modulus concept and a softening plastic hinge model based on a modified version of Orbison yield surface. A computer program utilizing the average acceleration method for the integration scheme is developed to numerically solve the equation of motion of framed structure formulated in an incremental form. The results of several numerical examples are compared with those derived from using beam element model of ABAQUS program to illustrate the accuracy and the computational efficiency of the proposed procedure.     

基于S-R和分解定理的三维几何非线性无网格法

S-R(strain-rotation)和分解定理克服了经典有限变形理论的一些缺点, 使其可以为几何非线性数值分析提供可靠的理论基础. 对于大变形问题, 由于无网格法(element-free method)避免了对单元网格的依赖, 从而从根本上避免了有限单元法(finite element method, FEM)的单元畸变问题, 保证了求解精度. 因此, 将无网格法和S-R和分解定理结合起来势必能建立一套更加合理可靠的几何非线性数值计算方法. 目前基于S-R 定理的无网格数值方法研究较少并且只能用于二维平面问题的求解, 但实际上绝大多数问题都必须以三维模型来进行处理, 因此建立适用于三维情况的S-R无网格法是非常有必要的. 本文给出了适用于三维情况的S-R 无网格法: 采用由更新拖带坐标法和势能率原理推导出来的增量变分方程, 利用基于全局弱式的无网格Galerkin 法(EFG)得到了用于求解三维空间问题的离散格式. 利用MATLAB编制三维S-R 无网格法程序, 对受均布载荷的三维悬臂梁和四边简支矩形板结构的非线性弯曲问题进行了计算. 最后将所得的数值结果与已有文献进行了比较, 验证了本文的三维S-R无网格数值算法的合理性、有效性和准确性. 本文的三维S-R无网格数值算法可以作为一种可靠的三维几何非线性数值分析方法.      

薄壁杆系结构的梁元分析模型

本文导出了用于薄壁杆系结构弹性分析的薄壁梁元分析模型，在空间梁元分析模型^[3]的基础上，采用了一种改进的位移模式，考察了薄壁杆件可能发生的拉压，剪切，弯曲，扭转和翘曲等各变形形式以及它们的耦合效应，得出了相应的单元形函数，同时从工程应变的定义出发，采用Taylor级数展开的方法，建立了单元的五阶近似正交变表达式，并建立了相应的薄壁单元刚度方程，从而得出了局部坐标系下单元刚度矩阵的显式，根据本文所导出的薄壁梁元分析模型，编制了相应的结构计算程序，通过算例验证了本文所推导的单元刚度矩阵，同时通过与传统空间梁元计算模型计算结果的比较，阐述了截面翘曲对薄壁杆系结构的影响。     

The interaction integral for fracture of orthotropic functionally graded materials: evaluation of stress intensity factors

The interaction integral is an accurate and robust scheme for evaluating mixed-mode stress intensity factors. This paper extends the concept to orthotropic functionally graded materials and addresses fracture mechanics problems with arbitrarily oriented straight and/or curved cracks. The gradation of orthotropic material properties are smooth functions of spatial coordinates, which are integrated into the element stiffness matrix using the so-called “generalized isoparametric formulation”. The types of orthotropic material gradation considered include exponential, radial, and hyperbolic-tangent functions. Stress intensity factors for mode I and mixed-mode two-dimensional problems are evaluated by means of the interaction integral and the finite element method. Extensive computational experiments have been performed to validate the proposed formulation. The accuracy of numerical results is discussed by comparison with available analytical, semi-analytical, or numerical solutions.     

平面刚架弹塑性大位移分析的多刚体离散元法

本文基于多刚体－弹簧系统模型，给出了求解平面刚架结构弹塑性、大位移极限承载力分析的多刚体离散元法。文中首先推导了多刚体离散元法在总体坐标下的切线刚度阵，建立多刚体离散元法的增量平衡方程；而后推导了多刚体离散元的弹塑性弹簧系数矩阵，建立了多刚体离散元内力屈服面塑性铰法的增量求解格式，成功地进行了平面钢框架的弹塑性、大位移极限承载力分析。计算结果与其他数值方法或实验结果吻合良好，显示了多刚体离散元方法进行结构极限承载力分析这一复杂问题的优越性     

A method to derive approximate explicit solutions for structural mechanics problems

The availability of explicit solutions, i.e. analytical relationships between the structural response and the design variables, allows a more direct and plain treatment of several structural problems. This paper is devoted to derive approximate explicit solutions in the framework of linear static analysis of finite element modeled structures with a given layout (fixed node positions). The proposed procedure is based on a factorization of the element stiffness matrix following the unimodal components concept, which allows a non-conventional assembly of the global stiffness matrix. The exact inversion of that matrix is a trivial task for the case of statically determinate structures, structures with few redundancies or few design variables. An approximate inverse of the stiffness matrix is herein derived for more general structural problems by resorting to the Sherman–Morrison–Woodbury formula.