Some aspects of the non-linear finite element method

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-40

  Crisfield, M A ^a   Jelenic, G ^a   Mi, Y ^a   Zhong, H G ^a   Fan, Z ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FACETED SHELL IDEALIZATION; HYBRID STATIC/DYNAMIC SOLUTION PROCEDURES; STATIC COROTATIONAL TECHNIQUE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0031237196     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(97)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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