An advanced nonlinear spatial beam finite element
Abstract
After a short description of the main capabilities of Finelg, a nonlinear finite element program, the formulation of an accurate and efficient nonlinear spatial beam finite element is presented. The corotational total description is used to define its tangent matrix; the current deformed shape is taken into account without any membrane or bending locking. Its accuracy is illustrated with two examples which nonlinear behaviour is obvious.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
Structural Analysis and Optimization
Engineering Applied Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 249–254
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter