Computation of the vibration modes of plates and shells by low-order MITC quadrilateral finite elements

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 8-11, 2003, Pages 615-628

  Hernandez E ^a   Hervella Nieto, L ^b   Rodriguez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Isoparametric quadrilaterals; MITC4 finite element; Reissner Mindlin plates; Shell Naghdi model; Vibration modes

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

NAGHDI MODELS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0037402034     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(03)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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