The non-linear analysis of tapered bonded joints

Stress analysis of steel beams reinforced with a bonded CFRP plate

“…Unfortunately, the finite element analysis of 3D steel beam is inefficient and the result for tapered beams obtained by Denton [12] is erroneous. For bonded joints, the non-linear numerical analysis technique developed by Lee [16] has been shown to be very accurate and stable, showing the major advantages of the integral equation technique over other numerical methods.…”