A FLEXIBILITY METHOD FOR LARGE DEFLECTIONS OF SHELLS.

Abstract

The thesis presents a numerical method for determining the nonlinear response of a shell which undergoes large deflections. The emphasis of the study is construction of the load-deflection curve as a continuous function of a load parameter. Introduction of the load as a variable in addition to the space variables changes the nature of the system from an elliptic boundary value problem to an initial value problem. In this form, the solution is numerically extended from one loading to the next by using the theory of small strains superposed on large deformation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0699937

Entities

People

  • James Eugene Crosheck

Organizations

  • University of Iowa

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Construction
  • Deflection
  • Military Vehicles
  • Resilience
  • Vehicles
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space