A locking-free finite element method for the buckling problem of a non-homogeneous Timoshenko beam

Carlo Lovadina; David Mora; Rodolfo Rodríguez

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis (2011)

  • Volume: 45, Issue: 4, page 603-626
  • ISSN: 0764-583X

Abstract

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The aim of this paper is to develop a finite element method which allows computing the buckling coefficients and modes of a non-homogeneous Timoshenko beam. Studying the spectral properties of a non-compact operator, we show that the relevant buckling coefficients correspond to isolated eigenvalues of finite multiplicity. Optimal order error estimates are proved for the eigenfunctions as well as a double order of convergence for the eigenvalues using classical abstract spectral approximation theory for non-compact operators. These estimates are valid independently of the thickness of the beam, which leads to the conclusion that the method is locking-free. Numerical tests are reported in order to assess the performance of the method.

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Lovadina, Carlo, Mora, David, and Rodríguez, Rodolfo. "A locking-free finite element method for the buckling problem of a non-homogeneous Timoshenko beam." ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis 45.4 (2011): 603-626. <http://eudml.org/doc/276344>.

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