A simple nonlinear triangular plate element and strategies of computation for nonlinear analysis

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 178, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 307-321

  Yang, Yeong Bin ^a   Chang, Jiann Tsair ^a   Yau, Jong Dar ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Geometric stiffness matrix; Nonlinear Analysis; Plate; Rigid body rule; Shell; Triangular plate element

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STIFFNESS MATRIX;

RIGID BODY RULES; TRIANGULAR PLATE ELEMENTS (TPE);

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032657964     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00022-5     Document Type: Article

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