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This paper presents computational models for simulating the behaviour of reinforced concrete structures which exhibit a combination of geometric and material nonlinearity. The nonlineer finite element model is described and methodes are presented for the solution of the nonlineer equilibrium equations using arc-length procedures. In order to examine the the performance of the finite element model end the solution procedures, examples are presented which involve material and geometric nonlinearity with snap-through and/or snap-back behaviour.
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Cervera, M., Kent, A.J., Hinton, E. (1987). A Finite Element Model for the Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Shell Structures. In: De Roeck, G., Quiroga, A.S., Van Laethem, M., Backx, E. (eds) Shell and Spatial Structures: Computational Aspects. Lecture Notes in Engineering, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83015-0_29
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