Stability Analysis of a Constrained Arch under Concentrated Moments
Stability Analysis of a Constrained Shallow Arch Sep. 2007- Jul. 2009
- Modeled a half-sine arch constrained by a rigid plate and subjected to concentrated moments based on Euler beam theory.
- Developed an original modification of energy method to treat the stability problem taking into account the constraints.
- Constructed a computational system in Mathematica to control numerical convergence and conduct the bifurcation analysis of multiple equilibrium solutions.
- Experimental measurement and correlation with theoretical prediction.
Quasi-static simulation
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