Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volume 7, Number 6, 1999, pages 601-614

DOI: 10.12989/sem.1999.7.6.601

The two-scale analysis method for bodies with small periodic configurations

Cui JZ, Shih TM, Wang YL

Abstract

The mechanical behaviours of the structure made from composite materials or the structure with periodic configurations depend not only on the macroscopic conditions of structure, but also on the detailed configurations. The Two-Scale Analysis (TSA) method for these structures, which couples the macroscopic characteristics of structure with its detailed configurations, is configurations, is presented for 2 or 3 dimensional case in this paper. And the finite element algorithms based on TSA are developed, and some results of numerical experiments are given. They show that TSA with its finite element algorithms is more effective.

Key Words

two-scale analysis method, composite material, structure with periodic configuration

Address

Cui JZ, Acad Sinica, Inst Computat Math & Sci Engn Comp, Beijing, Peoples R China<br />Acad Sinica, Inst Computat Math & Sci Engn Comp, Beijing, Peoples R China<br />Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Appl Math, Kowloon, Hong Kong<br />Zhengzhou Univ, Dept Math, Zhengzhou, Henan, Peoples R China