A mixed 8-node hexahedral element based on the Hu-Washizu principle and the field extrapolation technique

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-140

  Chen, Yung I ^a   Wu, Guan Yuan ^b  

^a Ministry of Transportation and Communications Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assumed strain formulation; Eight node parallel epiped; Field extrapolation; Hu Washizu principle; Mixed formulation; Shear and membrane locking

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR STRESS;

ELEMENT STIFFNESS MATRIX; MEMBRANE LOCKING;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0346253796     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2004.17.1.113     Document Type: Article

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