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In this paper, we propose a new analytical formula to define the next branch in the Asymptotic Numerical Method (ANM) using the Padé approximants. The proposed formula is based on the computation of the relative error of two consecutive Padé approximants. This formula is obtained by developing the relative error with respect to the path parameter. An appropriate matrix formulation is adopted for the computation of this relative error. A comparison between the analytical formula proposed in this paper and the classical continuation Padé approximants using the step length computed numerically using dichotomy method is presented for examples of buckling structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, we have investigated numerically the disappearance of wrinkles from a tended membrane by the Asymptotic Numerical Method (ANM) using the finite-element DKT18. The ANM is a path-following technique that has been used to solve bifurcation problems. We show numerically the influence of the terms corresponding to the membrane displacement gradient in the Föppl–von Kármán (FvK) theory on the bifurcation curves in the case of a stretched elastic membrane. We will also study numerically, by using the ANM algorithm, the influence of the thickness and of the aspect ratio on the re-stabilization of a rectangular elastic membrane during stretching. The results obtained by our model are compared with those obtained using the industrial code ABAQUS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]