A Spatial Euler-Bernoulli Beam Element for Rigid-Flexible Coupling Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Structures

A two-node spatial beam element with the Euler-Bernoulli assumption is developed for the nonlinear dynamic analysis of slender beams undergoing arbitrary rigid motions and large deformations. During the analysis, the global displacement and rotation vectors with six degrees of freedom are selected a...

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Main Authors: Zhigang Zhang, Zhaohui Qi, Zhigang Wu, Huiqing Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/208127