An explicit hybrid stabilized eighteen-node solid element for thin shell analysis

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1839-1856

  Sze, K Y ^a,d   Yi, S ^b   Tay, M H ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c 18 26 International Plaza   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Eighteen node; Explicit; Finite element; Hybrid; Plate shell; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STABILIZATION; STRAIN CONTROL; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

STABILIZATION VECTORS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0031140594     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19970530)40:10<1839::AID-NME141>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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