SPAN: A Computer Program for Static and Dynamic Analysis of Stiffened Plates and Grillages,

Abstract

A computer code for the static and dynamic analysis of flat plate grillages is described. The code was a finite element displacement method incorporating a geometric stiffness matrix to calculate the response to static, cyclic or transient loads. Natural frequencies and buckling loads can also be calculated. A full input description is given including a simplified data generation facility for regular grillages. Input and output for some representative sample problems are included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA026865

Entities

People

  • C. S. Smith
  • G. C. Mitchell
  • J. D. Clarke

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buckling
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Displacement
  • Dynamic Response
  • Frequency
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Stiffness
  • Transient Response Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Structural Dynamics.