Numerical methods versus asymptotic expansion for torsion of hollow elastic beam.

Kurt Frischmuth (1) , Michael Hänler (1) , Francesco Dell'Isola (2, 3)

1 Institut für Mathematik
2 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica
3 Laboratorio Strutture e Materiali Intelligenti - Fondazione Tullio Levi-Civita

We consider the torsion problem for a hollow elastic beam. In a series of papers dell'Isola et al.(1994, [5, 7]) a uniform method for the derivation of classical formulas for the torsional rigidity by Bredt, Prandtl and Vlasov was derived using an asymptotic expansion. We show that this expansion yields useful approximations for torsional rigidity if properly applied. Note that it does not converge in general. For the evaluation we use a numerical solution obtained by a Finite Difference Method. Finally, we examine the results of both methods for two example domains.

Domaines: Mécanique [physics.med-ph]

Kurt Frischmuth, Michael Hänler, Francesco Dell'Isola. Numerical methods versus asymptotic expansion for torsion of hollow elastic beam.. Technische Mechanik, 1995, pp.10. ⟨hal-00498888⟩