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Structural Analysis of Shells by the B-Spline Field Approximation Method

A.H. Vermeulen* and G.R. Heppler#

*Rogue Wave Software, Corvallis, USA
#Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

doi:10.4203/ccp.32.9.4

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A.H. Vermeulen, G.R. Heppler, "Structural Analysis of Shells by the B-Spline Field Approximation Method", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Developments in Computational Techniques for Civil Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 261-271, 1995. doi:10.4203/ccp.32.9.4

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The B-spline field approximation method is used to construct discrete models of thick shells. The shell formulation is developed from first principles, using assumptions that are useful in this numerical context. The transverse shear strains, rather than the rotation variables, are used as independent variables for the purpose of discretization. Examples of the application of this formulation are presented.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 32 DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING Edited by: B.H.V. Topping Paper IX.4 Structural Analysis of Shells by the B-Spline Field Approximation Method A.H. Vermeulen* and G.R. Heppler# *Rogue Wave Software, Corvallis, USA #Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada doi:10.4203/ccp.32.9.4 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper A.H. Vermeulen, G.R. Heppler, "Structural Analysis of Shells by the B-Spline Field Approximation Method", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Developments in Computational Techniques for Civil Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 261-271, 1995. doi:10.4203/ccp.32.9.4 Abstract The B-spline field approximation method is used to construct discrete models of thick shells. The shell formulation is developed from first principles, using assumptions that are useful in this numerical context. The transverse shear strains, rather than the rotation variables, are used as independent variables for the purpose of discretization. Examples of the application of this formulation are presented. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £72 +P&P)
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