Alexander Hrennikoff
Alexander Hrennikoff | |
|---|---|
Institute of Railway Engineering University of British Columbia Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| Known for | Finite element method Structural engineering |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering |
Alexander Pavlovich Hrennikoff (
Finite Element Method
.
Biography
Alexander was born in
D.Sc degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1941). From 1933 until his death in 1984 he worked as a professor of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia.[1][2]
Work
During his work at the
Finite Element Method
. He later extended the lattice models to plate and shell buckling problems, and made important contributions to the plastic design theory of metal structures.
References
Bibliography
- A. Hrennikoff, Solution of Problems of Elasticity by the Frame-Work Method (1941). ASME J. Appl. Mech. 8, A619–A715.
- C. A. Felippa, The Amusing History of Shear Flexible Beam Elements, 2005, available online as [1][permanent dead link]
- J. T. Oden, Historical Comments on Finite Elements, available online as [2][permanent dead link]
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