A new interface element for connecting independently modeled substructuresA new interface element based on the hybrid variational formulation is presented and demonstrated. The element provides a means of connecting independently modeled substructures whose nodes along the common boundary need not be coincident. The interface element extends previous work to include connecting an arbitrary number of substructures, the use of closed and generally curved interfaces, and the use of multiple, possibly nested, interfaces. Several applications of the element are presented and aspects of the implementation are discussed.
Document ID
19930050045
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ransom, Jonathan B. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Mccleary, Susan L. (Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. Hampton, VA, United States)
Aminpour, Mohammad A. (Analytical Services and Materials, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: In: AIAA(ASME)ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, 34th and AIAA/ASME Adaptive Structures Forum, La Jolla, CA, Apr. 19-22, 1993, Technical Papers. Pt. 3 (A93-33876 1