Finite element formulation of a third order laminated finite rotation shell element

Computers and Structures

Volumn 80, Issue 26, 2002, Pages 1975-1990

  Balah, Mohamed ^a   Al Ghamedy, Hamdan N ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Assumed strain method; Finite elements; Finite rotations; Laminated shell; Third order shear deformation theory

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN;

LAMINATED SHELLS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0036796897     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(02)00222-5     Document Type: Article

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