Higher-order shell elements based on a Cosserat model, and their use in the topology design of structures

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 193, Issue 23-26, 2004, Pages 2191-2220

  Jog, C S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Cosserat model; Higher order shell elements; Topology design

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TOPOLOGY; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

CLASSICAL SHELL THEORY; COSSERAT MODEL; SHELL ELEMENTS; VARIATIONAL FORMULATION;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

SHELL;

EID: 16544371615     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2004.01.011     Document Type: Article

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