'ANALYZE' - Analysis of Aerospace Structures with Membrane Elements.

Abstract

This report contains documentation for the program 'ANALYZE'. The program library consists of a bar, a membrane triangle, a quadrilateral, and a shear panel. The equations of finite element analysis, element formulations, program organization, and subroutine descriptions provide a comprehensive theoretical background for the program. The input and output instructions together with the sample problem and the results should provide adequate information for the use of this program. 'ANALYZE' is an in-house program and can be used on INTERCOM for problems up to 150 to 200 degrees of freedom and a comparable number of elements. This program is extremely useful in training engineers in the use of finite element programs, in the development of finite element models of large aerospace structures, and in research in structural analysis and optimization. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA065633

Entities

People

  • Victoria A. Tischler
  • Vipperla B. Venkayya

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Fuselages
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Spars
  • Stiffness
  • Structural Analysis
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wing Boxes

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space