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Dual analysis of plane stress problems by commonly based finite elements
Author(s) -
Harvey John W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620190703
Subject(s) - finite element method , compatibility (geochemistry) , mathematics , lagrange polynomial , lagrange multiplier , displacement field , airy function , plane stress , stress field , boundary value problem , mathematical analysis , kinematics , stiffness , polynomial , structural engineering , mathematical optimization , engineering , physics , classical mechanics , chemical engineering
Finite element models for linear elastic plane stress problems which provide, alternatively, a completely compatible displacement field or a precisely equilibrated stress field are developed. The basis for both models is a biquintic interpolation polynomial representing Airy's stress function over a triangular region. The polynomial coefficients are modified and grouped to establish compatibility while retaining equilibrium within each element. Nodal kinematic parameters are selected and matched to the stress function for the compatible (modified stiffness) model, while nodal stress function parameters are chosen for the equilibrium (modified flexibility) model. Constraints on the global freedoms, enforced by Lagrange multipliers, are introduced to augment nodal connectivity in establishing interelement compatibility in the ‘stiffness’ model and uniform stress transmission in the ‘flexibility’ model. Appropriate boundary conditions are formed for each model. Numerical solutions are obtained and assessed.