An Explicit Stiffness Matrix for Parabolic Beam Element

Abstract This study is devoted to strain-based formulation for a curved beam. Arches with parabolic geometry, which have a variety of applications, belong to this structural type. Dependency of the curvature radius to the arch length creates some complexities in the solution process. To analyze thes...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Rezaiee-Pajand, Niloofar Rajabzadeh-Safaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marcílio Alves
Series:Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-78252016000901782&lng=en&tlng=en