Base force element method of complementary energy principle for large rotation problems

Using the concept of the base forces, a new finite element method （base force element method, BFEM） based on the complementary energy principle is presented for accurate modeling of structures with large displacements and large rotations. First, the complementary energy of an element is described by taking the base forces as state variables, and is then separated into deformation and rotation parts for the case of large deformation. Second, the control equations of the BFEM based on the complementary energy principle are derived using the Lagrange multiplier method. Nonlinear procedure of the BFEM is then developed. Finally, several examples are analyzed to illustrate the reliability and accuracy of the BFEM.

Base force element method (BFEM) on complementary energy principle for linear elasticity problem

Using the concept of base forces as state variables,a new finite element method-the base force element method (BFEM) on complementary energy principle for linear elasticity problems is presented.Firstly,an explicit expression of compliance matrix for an element is derived through base forces by dyadic vectors.Then,the explicit control equations of finite element method of complementary energy principle are derived using Lagrange multiplier method.Thereafter,the base forces element procedure for linear elasticity is developed.Finally,several examples are analyzed to illustrate the reliability and accuracy of the formulation and the procedure.

Nonlinear stability of double-deck reticulated circular shallow spherical shell

Based on the variational equation of the nonlinear bending theory of doubledeck reticulated shallow shells, equations of large deflection and boundary conditions for a double-deck reticulated circular shallow spherical shell under a uniformly distributed pressure are derived by using coordinate transformation means and the principle of stationary complementary energy. The characteristic relationship and critical buckling pressure for the shell with two types of boundary conditions are obtained by taking the modified iteration method. Effects of geometrical parameters on the buckling behavior are also discussed.

THE GENERALIZED(NONLINEAR)POISSON PROBLEM:A DUAL VARIATIONAL APPROACH

A series of problems in mechanics and physics are governed by the ordinary Poisson equation which demands linearity,isotropy,and material homo- geneity.In this paper a generalization with respect to nonlinearity,anisotropy,and inhomogeneity is made.Starting from the canonical basic equations in the primal and dual formulation respectively we derive systematically the corresponding generalized variational principles;under certain conditions they can be extended to so called complementary extremum principles allowing for global bounds.For simplicity a restriction to two dimensional problems is made,including twice-connected domains.

Quantum Violations of N-Qubit Svetlichny's Inequalities are Tightly Bound by the Exclusivity Principle

We first present, by using exclusivity principle, a brief proof of the complementarity principle： the sum of squared expectation values of dichotomic （5：1） mutually complementary observables can not be greater than 1. Then we prove that the complementarity principle yields tight quantum bounds of violations of N-qubit Svetlichny＇s inequalities. This result not only demonstrates that exclusivity principle can give tight quantum bound for certain type of genuine multipartite correlations, but also illustrates the subtle relationship between quantum complementarity and quantum genuine multipartite correlations.

Shape-free finite element method:The plane hybrid stress-function (HS-F) element method for anisotropic materials

The sensitivity problem to mesh distortion and the low accuracy problem of the stress solutions are two inherent difficulties in the finite element method.By applying the fundamental analytical solutions (in global Cartesian coordinates) to the Airy stress function of the anisotropic materials,8-and 12-node plane quadrilateral hybrid stress-function (HS-F) elements are successfully developed based on the principle of the minimum complementary energy.Numerical results show that the present new elements exhibit much better and more robust performance in both displacement and stress solutions than those obtained from other models.They can still perform very well even when the element shapes degenerate into a triangle and a concave quadrangle.It is also demonstrated that the proposed construction procedure is an effective way for developing shape-free finite element models which can completely overcome the sensitivity problem to mesh distortion and can produce highly accurate stress solutions.