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contributor authorSiu-Lai Chan
contributor authorJian-Xin Gu
date accessioned2017-05-08T20:57:49Z
date available2017-05-08T20:57:49Z
date copyrightSeptember 2000
date issued2000
identifier other%28asce%290733-9445%282000%29126%3A9%281094%29.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/33469
description abstractThe exact tangent and secant stiffness matrices of an initially curved beam-column element under predominant axial force and end moments are derived. The stability function of solving the differential equilibrium equation for the beam-column element is further extended to allow for the important effect of member initial imperfection. The accuracy of this developed element makes the convergence rate for equilibrium and resistance against divergence better than that by the conventional cubic element or other currently available elements. The use of a single element per member is adequate enough for the extreme case of a column with both ends fixed, in which even two cubic elements cannot generate an accurate result. As a single element can sufficiently model a member, the second-order analysis, the nonlinear integrated design and analysis, and the advanced analysis become simple, reliable, and easy to use for practical design. The present element can also be used as a benchmark element for second-order elastic analysis of 2D and 3D frames and represents the ultimate solution for the imperfect element under Timoshenko's beam-column theory.
publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
titleExact Tangent Stiffness for Imperfect Beam-Column Members
typeJournal Paper
journal volume126
journal issue9
journal titleJournal of Structural Engineering
identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2000)126:9(1094)
treeJournal of Structural Engineering:;2000:;Volume ( 126 ):;issue: 009
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