The discrete strain gap method and membrane locking

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 194, Issue 21-24 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2444-2463

  Koschnick, Frank ^a   Bischoff, Manfred ^a   Camprubí, Natalia ^a   Bletzinger, Kai Uwe ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

DSG method; Membrane locking; Shell finite elements; Triangles and quadrilaterals

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRAIN;

DISCRETE SHEAR GAP (DSG) METHOD; DISCRETE STRAIN GAP (DSG) METHOD; MEMBRANE LOCKING; STRUCTURAL FINITE ELEMENTS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

MEMBRANE; SHELL;

EID: 16244401098     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2004.07.040     Document Type: Article

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