The paper reviews options for structural design sensitivity analysis, including global finite differences, continuum derivatives, discrete derivatives, and computational or automated differentiation. The objective is to put these different approaches to design sensitivity analysis in the context of accuracy and consistency, computational cost, and implementation options and effort. Linear stati...

The purpose of this work is to highlight the importance of the calculation of the nonlinear extreme wave kinematics appropriate for load calculations of the elements of a platform in deep water. Numerical calculations have been undertaken using a fully nonlinear three-dimensional wave model capable of accurately representing a realistic distribution of wave energy in both the frequency and the ...

Presented is a total-Lagrangian displacement-based non-linear finite-element model of thin-film membranes for static and dynamic large-displacement analyses. The membrane theory fully accounts for geometric non-linearities. Fully non-linear static analysis followed by linear modal analysis is performed for an inflated circular cylindrical Kapton membrane tube under different pressures, and for ...

Introduction: Block-oriented structures are useful to model a nonlinear system. Applications range from RF amplifiers over chemical processes to physiological systems [1]. A block-oriented model consists of two types of blocks: Linear Time Invariant (LTI) and static nonlinear blocks. The most simple block-oriented model structures are the Wiener (a LTI block followed by a static nonlinear block...

An algorithm for the automatic incremental solution of nonlinear finite element equations in static analysis is presented. The procedure is designed to calculate the preand post-buckling/collapse response of general structures. Also, eigensolutions for calculating the linearized buckling response are discussed. The algorithms have been implemented and various experiences with the techniques are...

We present three linearization methods to over-approximate non-linear multivariate polynomials with convex polyhedra. The first one is based on the substitution of some variables by intervals. The principle of the second linearization technique is to express polynomials in the Bernstein basis and deduce a polyhedron from the Bernstein coefficients. The last method is based on Handelman’s theore...

friction is a nonlinear phenomenon which has destructive effects on performance of control systems. to obviate these effects, friction compensation is an effectual solution. in this paper, an adaptive technique is proposed in order to eliminate limit cycles as one of the undesired behaviors due to presence of friction in control systems which happen frequently. the proposed approach works for n...

the objective of this review to be submitted in two independent parts, for steel frames and for rc frames, is to compare their structural performance with respect to the proposed n2-method, and so also of the consequent convenience of using pushover methodology for the seismic analysis of these structures. a preliminary investigation is presented on a pushover analysis used for the seismic perf...