Abstract
This paper presents the explicit stiffness matrix of the 15-noded cubic strain triangle, for a cross-anisotropic medium, which was evolved through the use of area coordinates. This stiffness matrix would be very useful in finite-element analysis of geomechanics problems such as collapse, vibration and consolidation because it will drastically reduce computer run-time through a faster assembly of the global stiffness matrix.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-40 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering and Computational Mechanics |
Volume | 164 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- computational mechanics
- solid mechanics
- stress analysis