High-accuracy plane stress and plate elements in the quadrature element method

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 627-647

  Chen, Wei Long ^a   Striz, Alfred G ^a   Bert, Charles W ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Collocation method; Differential quadrature method (DQM); Fourth order equation systems; Galerkin FEM formulation; Numerical methods; Plane stress elements; Plate elements; Quadrature element method (QEM); Static structural analysis

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

COLLOCATION METHOD; DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE METHOD; FOURTH ORDER EQUATION SYSTEMS; PLANE STRESS ELEMENT; PLATE ELEMENTS; QUADRATURE ELEMENT METHOD; STATIC STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 0033887649     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(99)00028-1     Document Type: Article

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