The aim of this paper is to investigate geometrically nonlinear static analysis of axially functionally graded cantilever beam subjected to transversal non follower load. The considered problem is solved by finite element method with total Lagrangian kinematic approach. The material properties of the beam vary along the longitudinal direction according to the power law function. The finite elem...

Composite axisymmetric shells have numerous applications; many researchers have taken advantage of the general shell element or the semi-analytical formulation to analyze these structures. The present study is devoted to the nonlinear analysis of composite axisymmetric shells by using a 1D three nodded axisymmetric shell element. Both low and higher-order shear deformations are included in the ...

In the previous six chapters, we have discussed the application of T-elements to various linear problems. This approach can also be used to solve both geometrically [8-10,12] and materially [1,18] nonlinear problems. The former are treated in this chapter and the latter are addressed in Chapter 8. The first application of T-elements to nonlinear plate bending problems was by Qin [8], who presen...