A Program for a Locally-Parametrized Continuation Process.

Abstract

The study of many equilibrium phenomena leads to non-linear equations which involve a number of intrinsic parameters. Interest then centers rarely on the determination of a few specific solutions of the equations for fixed parameter values but rather on an assessment of the behavior of these solutions under general variations of the parameters. For example, in structural analysis the parameters may characterize load points and load directions, material properties, geometrical data, etc. The set of all solutions and associated parameter values has been called the equilibrium surface of the structure. This equilibrium surface provides considerable insight into the behavior of the structure and the stbility properties. From a numerical viewpoint the question then is to analyze computationally the shape and characterize particular features of this equilibrium surface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110584

Entities

People

  • John V. Burkardt
  • Werner Rheinboldt

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Interpolation
  • Iterations
  • Linear Systems
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Mechanics
  • Nonlinear Systems
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Precision
  • Sequences
  • Statistics
  • Structural Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Structural Dynamics.