Spline finite strip analysis of box-type structures | |
| Author | Tam, Wa Sau |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ST-83-16 |
| Subject(s) | Splines Finite element method |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A spline finite strip procedure is developed for the analysis of elastic thin folded-plate and box structures of right plan form with various boundary and interior support conditions. The displacement functions of a spline finite strip are expressed as the product of cubic B-spline functions in the spanwise direction and conventional shape functions in the transverse direction. The proposed strip is a higher order model with one auxiliary (internal ) nodal line. Based on the minimum total potential principle as applied to thin prismatic shell analysis, stiffness and force metrics of a typical strip are derived in explicit form. The spline finite strip solutions for a variety of structures are compared with those obtained using the finite element procedure and the conventional finite strip method. In all cases. good agreements are observed. |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Loo, Yew-Chaye |
| Examination Committee(s) | Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai ;Usami, Tsutomu |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Mr. John L. Marden |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1983 |