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Retired Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Open Journal of Physical Chemistry
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 2004
Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2012
In this paper, a truss model is used for the geometrically nonlinear static analysis of a thin sh... more In this paper, a truss model is used for the geometrically nonlinear static analysis of a thin shallow arch subject to snap-through. Thanks to the very simple geometry of a truss, the equilibrium conditions can be easily written and the global stiffness matrix can be easily updated with respect to the deformed structure, within each step of the analysis. A very coarse discretization is applied. For the geometrically nonlinear static analysis, a short computer program has been developed by displacement control of a plane truss model of a structure. This very short, fully documented computer program is applied on the geometrically nonlinear static analysis of a specific thin shallow arch subject to snap-through.
Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 2012
A simple method is proposed for the nonlinear static analysis of cable-stayed bridges, with empha... more A simple method is proposed for the nonlinear static analysis of cable-stayed bridges, with emphasis on the analysis of cables. The bridge is simulated by a plane truss model. A short computer program, with less than 200 Fortran instructions, is used, for the nonlinear static analysis, by incremental loading, of the above truss model. Geometric nonlinearities are taken into account by writing the equilibrium conditions with respect to deformed structure, within each step of the algorithm. The sag effect of cables is considered by assuming them to be the axial structural members with the equivalent elasticity modulus of Ernst. The above method is applied on a typical cable-stayed bridge with a central span of about 200m. The results are found to be in satisfactory approximation with other published data. Seismic inertia loads, parallel to the bridge axis, are applied to all the nodes of the truss. These loads combined with dead loads only, cause, in the back-stay, a state near slacke...
Engineering Structures, 2008
A beam element is simulated by a plane truss, which exhibits the same axial and flexural stiffnes... more A beam element is simulated by a plane truss, which exhibits the same axial and flexural stiffness. A short computer program has been developed for the nonlinear static analysis of a plane truss model of a beam structure, with incremental loading. The geometric nonlinearities, due to large displacements interacting with large axial forces, are taken into account by writing the
Open Journal of Physical Chemistry
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 2004
Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2012
In this paper, a truss model is used for the geometrically nonlinear static analysis of a thin sh... more In this paper, a truss model is used for the geometrically nonlinear static analysis of a thin shallow arch subject to snap-through. Thanks to the very simple geometry of a truss, the equilibrium conditions can be easily written and the global stiffness matrix can be easily updated with respect to the deformed structure, within each step of the analysis. A very coarse discretization is applied. For the geometrically nonlinear static analysis, a short computer program has been developed by displacement control of a plane truss model of a structure. This very short, fully documented computer program is applied on the geometrically nonlinear static analysis of a specific thin shallow arch subject to snap-through.
Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 2012
A simple method is proposed for the nonlinear static analysis of cable-stayed bridges, with empha... more A simple method is proposed for the nonlinear static analysis of cable-stayed bridges, with emphasis on the analysis of cables. The bridge is simulated by a plane truss model. A short computer program, with less than 200 Fortran instructions, is used, for the nonlinear static analysis, by incremental loading, of the above truss model. Geometric nonlinearities are taken into account by writing the equilibrium conditions with respect to deformed structure, within each step of the algorithm. The sag effect of cables is considered by assuming them to be the axial structural members with the equivalent elasticity modulus of Ernst. The above method is applied on a typical cable-stayed bridge with a central span of about 200m. The results are found to be in satisfactory approximation with other published data. Seismic inertia loads, parallel to the bridge axis, are applied to all the nodes of the truss. These loads combined with dead loads only, cause, in the back-stay, a state near slacke...
Engineering Structures, 2008
A beam element is simulated by a plane truss, which exhibits the same axial and flexural stiffnes... more A beam element is simulated by a plane truss, which exhibits the same axial and flexural stiffness. A short computer program has been developed for the nonlinear static analysis of a plane truss model of a beam structure, with incremental loading. The geometric nonlinearities, due to large displacements interacting with large axial forces, are taken into account by writing the