An eighteen-node hybrid-stress solid-shell element for homogenous and laminated structures

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 353-374

  Sze, K Y ^a   Yao, L Q ^a   Pian, T H H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Finite element; Hybrid stress; Laminates; Solid shell; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BENDING (DEFORMATION); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATION; LAMINATES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SOLID-SHELL STRUCTURES;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0036466782     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(01)00089-0     Document Type: Article

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