Nonlinear Finite Element Methods

Isoparametric finite strain and stress states, application of energy methods, torsion of noncircular members, nonsymmetrical bending of straight beams, shear center for thin-wall beam cross sections, curved beams. Strain, elasticity formulation, solution by potentials, stress functions, torsion, thick cylinders, rotating disks, thermal stresses, straight simple beams, curved beams. Prerequisite: CEN 600. element discretization, incremental equations of motion. Total and update Lagrangian formulation. Nonlinear geometry, nonlinear material problems. Use of software packages for final solutions. Prerequisite: CEN 606. CEN