CE 560.760

Structural Stability - Johns Hopkins University

Software

Very simple 2D frame analysis with geometric nonlinearity in Matlab

frameplay2d.zip

unzip and run example1 and example 2 in matlab

Papers

Chajes, A. (1969). "Stability Behavior Illustrated by Simple Models." ASCE, Journal of the Structural Division, 95 (ST6) 1153 - 1172 (pdf)

Pignataro, M., Rizzi, N., Luonog, A. (1991). Stability, Bifurcation and Postcritical Behaviour of Elastic Structures. Elsevier, Developments in Civil Engineering, 39. pg.14-15 (pdf)

McGuire, W., Gallagher, R.H., Ziemian, R.D. (2000). Matrix Structural Analysis - 2nd Ed., Slides based on the material in Appendix A.(ppt) 

Earls, C.J. (2007). "Observation on eigenvalue buckling analysis within a finite element context." SSRC Annual Stability Conference, New Orleans, 2007. (pdf)

Plate buckling (ppt)

Presentation on the constrained finite strip method (ppt)

Conference paper on the finite strip method and the constrained finite strip method (pdf)

Research software on stability of members and plates (Dr.S. Home Page)

Not covered in 2007

Cook, R., Malkus, D., Plesha, M. Concepts and Applications in Finite Element Analysis, 3rd Ed.  Sec. 17.3 - 17.5 on classical plasticity (pdf)

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