... function) to geometrically nonlinear analysis. Design/methodology/approach Based on the assumption that these analytical trial functions can still properly work in each increment step during the nonlinear analysis, the present work concentrates on the construction of incremental nonlinear formulations...

...Lorena Leocádio Gomes; Felicio Bruzzi Barros; Samuel Silva Penna; Roque Luiz da Silva Pitangueira Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the capabilities of the generalized finite element method (GFEM) under the context of the geometrically nonlinear analysis. The effect of large...

... 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Functionally graded material Geometrically nonlinear analysis Strain enrichment across the thickness Two-dimensional beam finite element Variable Poisson’s ratio With the increasing use of highly deformable beams...

...Nasrin Jafari; Mojtaba Azhari Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a simple HP-cloud method as an accurate meshless method for the geometrically nonlinear analysis of thick orthotropic plates of general shape. This method is used to investigate the effects of thickness, geometry...