Advances in the formulation of the rotation-free basic shell triangle

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 194, Issue 21-24 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2406-2443

  Oñate, Eugenio ^a   Flores, Fernando G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Rotation free basic shell triangle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DYNAMIC LOADS; INTERPOLATION; STRAIN;

LINEAR ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; QUADRATIC INTERPOLATION; STATIC LOADS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

SHELL;

EID: 16244379541     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2004.07.039     Document Type: Article

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