A 4-node assumed strain quasi-conforming shell element with 6 degrees of freedom

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2177-2200

  Kim, K D ^a   Lomboy, G R ^b   Voyiadjis, G Z ^c  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b MAPUA UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assumed strain; Four node shell; Quasi conforming

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INTERPOLATION; STIFFNESS;

NODAL POINTS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

EID: 0347413601     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.854     Document Type: Article

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