For the finite element analyses of structures (trusses, beams and continuum media structures), is there any recent alternative methods than the iteratve visco-plastic and initial stress methods?
Yes. See the textbooks. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2017&q=finite+element+analysis+of+structures+(trusses,+beams+and+continuum+media+structures)
Thank you Professor Ian Kennedy, my question is about the material nonliearity, the very common used and known recently methods are the visco-plastic and the initial stress methods, and I want to know if there are recent alternative methods for inelastic analysis of structures and continuum media structures