AN EXPLICIT FEM FORMULATION OF THE 2-D TRIANGULAR ELEMENT FOR FINITE STRAINS

An Efficient Finite Element Formulation Based on Deformation Approach for Bending of Functionally Graded Beams

Finite element formulations based generally on classical beam theories such as Euler-Bernoulli or Timoshenko. Sometimes, these two formulations could be problematic expressed in terms of restrictions of Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, in case of thicker beams due to non-consideration of transverse shear; phenomenon that is known as shear locking characterized the Timoshenko beam theory, in case of...

Triangular Elements in the Finite Element Method

For a plane polygonal domain Q and a corresponding (general) triangulation we define classes of functions pmix, v) which are polynomials on each triangle and which are in C^'CQ) and also belong to the Sobolev space ^""^'(n). Approximation theoretic properties are proved concerning these functions. These results are then applied to the approximate solution of arbitrary-order elliptic boundary va...

Finite element analysis of 2-D representative volume element

An explicit Wave Based - Finite element model as alterna- tive to the DtN finite element method

The solution of unbounded Helmholtz problems is the subject of substantial research. If these problems are to be solved using a domain-based discretisation technique like the finite element method (FEM), the computational domain has to be truncated to a bounded region. The unbounded nature of the problem exterior to this truncation is simulated by an appropriate condition on the truncation. A c...

Incremental layerwise finite element formulation for viscoelastic response of multilayered pavements

This paper provides an incremental layerwise finite element formulation for the viscoelastic analysis of multilayered pavements.  The constitutive behavior of asphalt concrete is represented by the Prony series. Layerwise finite element has been shown to provide an efficient and accurate tool for the numerical simulation of laminated structures. Most of the previous research on numerical simula...