Nonlinear finite element analysis of curved beams

Abstract Mixed curved-beam finite elements are developed for the geometrically nonlinear analysis of deep arches. The analytical formulation is based on a form of the nonlinear deep-arch theory with the effects of transverse shear deformation and bending-extensional coupling included. The fundamental unknowns consist of the six internal forces and generalized displacements of the arch. The generalized stiffness matrix is obtained by using a modified form of the Hellinger-Reissner mixed variational principle. Numerical studies are presented to demonstrate the high accuracy of the solutions obtained by the mixed models and to show that their performance is considerably less sensitive to variations in the arch geometry than that of the displacement models.

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