A finite volume method for solid mechanics incorporating rotational degrees of freedom

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 321-329

  Wenke, P ^a   Wheel, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allman triangle; Beam bending; Finite element; Finite volume; Rotations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEFORMATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SOLID MECHANICS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037364462     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(02)00439-X     Document Type: Article

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