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Weak form quadrature element analysis of planar slender beams based on geometrically exact beam theory

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This paper is devoted to the modeling of planar slender beams undergoing large displacements and finite rotations. Transverse shear deformation of beams that is trivial for most slender beams is neglected in the present model, though within the framework of the geometrically exact beam theory proposed by Reissner. A weak form quadrature element formulation is proposed which is characterized by highly efficient numerical integration and differentiation, thus minimizing the number of elements as well as the total degrees-of-freedom. Several typical examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the beam model and the weak form quadrature element formulation.

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Zhang, R., Zhong, H. Weak form quadrature element analysis of planar slender beams based on geometrically exact beam theory. Arch Appl Mech 83, 1309–1325 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-013-0748-3

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