The patch tests and convergence for nonconforming Mindlin plate bending elements

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-490

  Park, Yong Myung ^a   Choi, Chang Koon ^b  

^a Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Convergence requirement; Irons' patch tests; Nonconforming mindlin plate element; Weak patch test

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

IRONS' PATCH TESTS; NONCONFORMING MINDLING PLATE ELEMENTS; WEAK PATCH TEST;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0031189917     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.1997.5.4.471     Document Type: Article

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