An improved finite element formulation for the analysis of general three-dimensional laminated bars with consideration of warping for any cross-section

• Grant number: 05/03097-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: April 01, 2006
• End date: March 31, 2008
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Civil Engineering - Structural Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Humberto Breves Coda
• Grantee: Ana Paula Ferreira Ramos
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The work intends to describe the warping kinematics for any cross section geometry of general 3D bars. The methodology is based on the FEM with the consideration of a free degree of freedom related to a Saint Venant torsion mode including laminated materials.