Numerical solution of curved pipes submitted to in-plane loading conditions

An alternative formulation to current meshes dealing with finite shell elements is presented to solve the problem of stress analysis of curved pipes subjected to in-plane bending forces. The solution is based on finite curved elements, where displacements are defined from a total set of trigonometri...

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Main Author: Fonseca, E.M.M. (author)
Other Authors: Melo, F.J.M.Q. de (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/1338
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/1338