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                | Publication year | 
                1995 | 
            
        	
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                | Title | 
                Analysis of membrane structure based on isoparametric curved elements | 
            
            
        	
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				Shiro Kato,Tatsuya Yoshino,Emi Matsumoto,Fumiyoshi Takeda
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				We need both of the shape and stress analysis to grasp the structural behaviors of membrane structures and also to design them under loading. The paper discusses a formulation of incremental stiffness equation based on the finite element method using eight-node isoparametric curved elements. The effectiveness of the eight-node isoparametric curved element is shown by the analytical results for HPsurface Esaddle surface and catenoid under bi-axial tension and as well as a saddle surface under non-uniform bi-axial tension.                
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