Description From an authoritative expert whose work on modern helicopter rotor blade
analysis has spanned over three decades, comes the first consistent and rigorous …

The computer program Variational Asymptotic Beam Section Analysis (VABS) uses the
variational asymptotic method to split a three-dimensional nonlinear elasticity problem into a …

A generalized Vlasov theory for composite beams with arbitrary geometric and material
sectional properties is developed based on the variational asymptotic beam sectional …

ACONSIDERABLE number of studies have been carried out to develop a proper
methodology to analyze composite tailored rotor blades. These range from simple analytical …

In this paper, a new composite thin wall beam element of arbitrary cross-section with open or
closed contour is developed. The formulation incorporates the effect of elastic coupling …

This two-part work describes the development of a comprehensive and reliable tool for
analysis of the most commonly used geometries of thin-walled, open-section composite …

To accurately predict the dynamic behaviour of spanwise uniform, non-homogeneous,
anisotrophic beams with arbitrary cross-sectional geometry is an important part of …

The present paper presents an asymptotically-correct beam theory with nonclassical
sectional degrees of freedom. The basis for the theory is the variational-asymptotical …

In this work, a closed-form analysis of thin-walled open profile composite beams such as I-
beam has been performed. The analysis includes the effects of elastic couplings, shell wall …

An asymptotically correct theory for initially twisted, thin-walled, composite beams has been
constructed by the variational asymptotic method. The strain energy of the original, three …