THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR FLEXURE OF SLABS WHEN STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS ARE ASSUMED.

Abstract

For written dlscusslon* Paper No. 6909 THE FTNITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR FLEXURE OF SLABS WHEN STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS ARE ASSUMED b Roy Thomas Severn, B.Sc., PhD. and Peter Ridgeway Taylor, B.Sc.(Eng.), PhD. University of Bristol SYNOPSIS When the finite element method is to be used it is necessary to assume for the elements either the form the displacement distribution or the formof the of stress distribution within the elements. The former approach has been used by several authors1*a*3 but the latterapproach is used in this Paper, which extends to problems involving bending, the method used by Pian' in dealing with problems of plane stress...