| Abstract: | On the development of stiffness matrices for thin‐walled members. A glance into the early development of element stiffness matrices for thin‐walled members is given in the present paper and their most mature shapes are shown. Those shapes, the most general and later reduced to two particular forms, refer to the specifics of the classical Vlasov theory of thin‐walled bars [1] as well as to the Bornscheuer systematics of the cross‐sectional properties involved [2]. Appropriate modifications of the relevant matrices are performed and their coordinate system dependence is demonstrated. |
