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Riks/Instability-Analysis

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timex2002

Mechanical
Nov 14, 2002
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Hello,

i am trying to simulate the post buckling behaviour of a flat structure (plate). The structure ist fixed at some boundaries. The driving force for the instability is the temperature expansion. I introduced trigger loads to start the unstable behaviour.
During the riks-step i get negative load-proportional-factors or -in one case- a step drop of the lpf to about -10e^6.
Can someone explain me this miracle!
Thanks in advance!
 
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