Creaghan, S. G.; Palazotto, A. N. Nonlinear large displacement and moderate rotational characteristics of composite beams incorporating transverse shear strain. (English) Zbl 0866.73028 Comput. Struct. 51, No. 4, 357-371 (1994). Summary: We investigate nonlinear large displacements and moderate rotations of composite beam structures, considering a finite element potential energy approach which incorporates through-the-thickness shear strain as an analytical function. This approach was compared to large rotation theories. Test cases were run to evaluate numerical algorithms. Riks method and displacement imposed techniques were employed. The limitations and advantages of both methods were considered. Loading arrangements included concentrated forces as well as moments. Cited in 1 Document MSC: 74K10 Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) 74E30 Composite and mixture properties 74S30 Other numerical methods in solid mechanics (MSC2010) 74S05 Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics Keywords:Riks method; finite element potential energy approach; through-the-thickness shear strain; analytical function; displacement imposed techniques; concentrated forces PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{S. G. Creaghan} and \textit{A. N. Palazotto}, Comput. Struct. 51, No. 4, 357--371 (1994; Zbl 0866.73028) Full Text: DOI