Linear and non-linear finite element analysis of shear-corrected composites box beams

The Updated Lagrangian formulation for non-linear finite element analysis is applied to the problem of thin-walled composites box beams undergoing large displacements. A shear correction factor for thin-closed rectangular sections is introduced into some terms of the variational formulation and its influence in the results is analyzed, in both linear and non-linear problems. The Vlasov's theory describing the coupled flexural-torsional phenomenon and the implementation of the FSDT theory in thin-walled beams is discussed, as well as the strains, stress resultants and constitutive relationships...