Material and geometric nonlinear isoparametric spline finite strip analysis of perforated thin-walled steel structures—Analytical developments

Abstract This paper presents the analytical developments of the application of the Isoparametric Spline Finite Strip Method (ISFSM) to the material inelastic and geometric nonlinear analysis of perforated thin-walled steel structures. The general theory of the ISFSM is briefly introduced. The formulations of the kinematics, strain–displacement and constitutive assumptions are presented, and the tangential stiffness matrix is derived by applying the incremental equilibrium condition. The requirements for strip continuity and boundary conditions are also discussed. In particular, the plasticity theory and the methods to integrate the ‘rate equations’ are emphasized, and the related ‘backward Euler return method’ and use of a ‘consistent material modulus’ are highlighted. The present isoparametric spline finite strip analysis is verified against a number of analyses of perforated and non-perforated plates and plate assemblages, as described in the companion paper (Yao and Rasmussen, submitted for publication) [1] , demonstrating its accuracy and efficiency for the predictions of the inelastic post-buckling behavior of perforated thin-walled steel structures.

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