Further discussion on four-node isoparametric quadrilateral elements in plane bending

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 129-140

  Lautersztajn S, Nina ^a   Samuelsson, Alf ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Four node isoparametric incompatible quadrilateral elements; Plane bending; Sensitivity to element distortion; Subparametric elements

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; INTERPOLATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FOUR-NODE ISOPARAMETRIC QUADRILATERAL ELEMENTS; PLANE BENDING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0039332855     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0207(20000110/30)47:1/3<129::aid-nme764>3.0.co;2-k     Document Type: Article

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