| Abstract: | A hierarchical model for dimensional adaptivity, using mixed beam‐shell structures, is presented. Thin‐walled beam structures are often calculated on the base of beam theories. Parts of the global structure, like framework corners, are usually analyzed with shell elements in a separate model. To minimize the modeling and calculation expense, a transition element to couple beam and shell structures is used. A dimensional adaptiv algorithm is introduced to automate this the procedure of modeling and calculation. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
