Local Stability Analysis of Thin-Shell Structrues by Semi-Analytic Finite Strip Method

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinli Bai ◽  
Wenliang Ma ◽  
Zeyu Wu
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Local Stability ◽  
Thin Shell ◽  
Finite Strip ◽  
Strip Method ◽  
Finite Strip Method ◽  
Local Stability Analysis

scholarly journals STRENGTH EVALUATION OF COLD-FORMED STEEL COLUMNS USING THE RESULTS OF FINITE STRIP AND FINITE ELEMENT LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís C. Prola ◽  
Igor Pierin
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Linear Stability ◽  
Linear Stability Analysis ◽  
Steel Columns ◽  
Finite Strip ◽  
Strip Method ◽  
Finite Strip Method ◽  
Global Buckling ◽  
Cold Formed Steel ◽  
Thin Walled

Most cold-formed steel columns display open and rather thin-walled cross-sections which mean that their structural behaviour is strongly affected by local and global buckling. Th e local mode, that occurs for shorter profi les, is characterized by (i) the local plate mode (LPM) characterized by the simultaneous flexural buckling of the web and fl anges and (ii) by the distortional mode (DM) characterized by the displacements of flange-stiff ener edges (that remain plane). The global mode occurring for long profi les is characterized by (i) the fl exural mode (FM) characterized by the translation of the whole section in the direction of the major principal axis and (ii) by the fl exural-torsional mode (FTM) characterized by the simultaneous translation and rotation of the whole section. Th e possibility of using the results of linear stability analysis in the national codes of thin-walled cold-formed steel structural elements (for instance, European and Brazilian Codes) arises, i.e. local and global buckling instability modes and corresponding bifurcation stresses determining the ultimate strength of members. Two powerful numerical methods are chosen to perform a linear stability analysis of a cold-formed steel structural member: (i) the Finite Strip Method, (i1) the Semi-Analytical Finite Strip Method (trigonometric functions are used in the approximation of displacement) used for simply supported boundary conditions, (i2) the Spline Finite Strip Method (‘spline’ functions are used in the approximation of displacement) used other boundary conditions and (ii) the Finite Element Method. The linear local and global stability results of for Z, C and rack cold-formed columns are used to obtain ultimate strength through the procedures adopted in the Eurocode 3, Part 1.3 and in the Brazilian Code (NBR 14.762/2001). The obtained numerical estimates by specifi cations are compared with experimental results available in literature.

scholarly journals Scope of MPI/OpenMP/CUDA parallelization of harmonic coupled finite strip method applied on large displacement stability analysis of prismatic shell structures

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 741-761
Author(s):  
M. Hajdukovic ◽  
D.D. Milasinovic ◽  
M. Nikolic ◽  
P.S. Rakic ◽  
Z. Zivanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Large Deflection ◽  
Computation Time ◽  
Large Displacement ◽  
Shell Structures ◽  
Finite Strip ◽  
Strip Method ◽  
Finite Strip Method ◽  
Prismatic Shell ◽  
Post Buckling

This paper presents scope of parallelization in large displacement stability analysis of orthotropic prismatic shells with simply supported boundary conditions along the diaphragm-supported edges. A semi-analytical harmonic coupled finite strip method (HCFSM) is used to solve the large deflection and the post-buckling problems. In the HCFSM formulation the coupling of all series terms highly increases computation time when a large number of series terms is used. Fortunately such computation time increase can be compensated by application of MPI, OpenMP and CUDA approaches to parallelization. This paper shows how these approaches can be applied to HCFSM formulation, and what results can be expected.

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