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Tracing nonlinear equilibrium paths of structures subjected to thermal loading

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This work presents numerical methods for path tracing and nonlinear stability analysis, including critical point computation and branch-switching, of structures subjected to thermal loading. The differences between the thermal loading case and the standard case of mechanical loading are addressed from both conceptual and computational standpoints. The implementation of the presented methods in a nonlinear finite element system originally designed to deal with mechanical loading is discussed in detail. The techniques presented here are validated by numerical examples.

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  1. Department of Structural Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 710, 60455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Evandro Parente Junior

  2. Department of Transportation Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 703, 60455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Aurea Silva de Junior

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos s/n, 50, 740-530, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Silvana Maria Bastos Afonso da Silva

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-005-0028-3.

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Junior, E.P., de Junior, A.S. & Silva, S.M.B.A.d. Tracing nonlinear equilibrium paths of structures subjected to thermal loading. Comput Mech 38, 505–520 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-005-0004-y

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