A new laminated triangular finite element assuring interface continuity for displacements and stresses

Composite Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 37-44

  Polit, O ^a,b   Touratier, M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; INTERPOLATION; KINEMATICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ARGYRIS INTERPOLATIONS; GANEV INTERPOLATIONS; INTERFACE CONTINUITY; TRANSVERSE SHEAR ROTATIONS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0031130369     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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