Anisotropic membrane in large displacements and small strains with application to sail design

Frédéric Muttin (1)

1 EIGSI - École d'Ingénieurs en Génie des Systèmes Industriels [La Rochelle]

We recall a non-linear membrane model in large displacements and small strains. The anisotropic constitutive material is approximated by the superposition of several layers, one being isotropic, the others being made out of different unidirectional materials. The equilibrium equation is solved by the finite element method. The application part concerns the computation of a Genoa under a given wind pressure.

Mots clés: Membrane; layered composite; non linear elasticity; finite element method; sail

Domaines: Mécanique des structures [physics.class-ph]; Equations aux dérivées partielles [math.AP]; Analyse numérique [math.NA]

Frédéric Muttin. Anisotropic membrane in large displacements and small strains with application to sail design. FITAT Composite Materials with Textile Reinforcement for Use in Building Construction and Related Applications, University of Lyon, Jul 1990, Lyon, France. pp.99-108. ⟨hal-01808419⟩