Interval nonlinear analysis of spatially curved structures with material and geometric uncertainties.

Funding: 2010: $50,000
2011: $40,000
2012: $40,000

Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Research Council (ARC Discovery Projects)

Start year: 2010

Summary: Understanding the implications of uncertainties on the nonlinear behaviour of curved structures that are sensitive to property variations helps the accurate safety assessment and design of curved structures in Australia. The innovative interval approach will be applied specifically to the important class of curved structures, the efficient and reliable construction of which promises great advantages for the Australian construction industry. The project will lead to novel outcomes that will keep Australian research at the forefront of the discipline for many years, and so maintaining its internationally recognised outstanding reputation in the research of curved structures and nonlinear structural mechanics.

FOR Codes: Civil Engineering

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