A C0 eight-node membrane-shear-bending element for geometrically non-linear (static and dynamic) analysis of laminates

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 3453-3474

  Ganapathi, M ^a   Polit, O ^a   Touratier, M ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Buckling; Finite element; Locking; Non linear; Plate; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MEMBRANE PLATE COUPLING EFFECTS; REISSNER-MINDLIN PLATE THEORY; ZERO ENERGY MODES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0030269950     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19961030)39:20<3453::AID-NME9>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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