A Bernoulli-Euler beam mechanism for static analysis of large displacement,large rotation but small strain planar tapered beam structures is proposed using the Updated Lagrangian formulation and the moving coordinate method.The object beam is the tapered one whose profile is assumed to be varying linearly.From the governing differential equation of lateral deflection including second-order effects by beam-column theory,the geometric nonlinear tangentelemental stiffness matrix is derived.The nonlinear effect of the bending distortions on the axial action is considered to manifest itself as an axial change in length.The aforementioned stiffness matrix is amended,by developing the auxiliary stiffness of bowing effect.The moving coordinate method is employed for obtaining the large displacement total equilibrium equations,and the hinged-hinged moving coordinate system is constructed at the last updated configuration.The multiple load steps Newton-Raphson iteration is adopted for the solution of the nonlinear equations.The validity and efficiency of the proposed method are shown by solving various typical numerical examples.
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