Simple correction to the first-order shear deformation shell finite element formulations

Finite elements in analysis and design

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-197

  Tanov, Romil ^a   Tabiei, Ala ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

SHEAR CORRECTION FACTORS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0033873132     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(99)00069-4     Document Type: Article

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