A general high-order finite element formulation for shells at large strains and finite rotations

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2147-2175

  Basar Y ^a   Hanskotter U ^a   Schwab, Ch ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finite element; Finite rotations; Formulation; Hyperelastics shells; Large strains

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYNOMIALS; STIFFNESS;

HYPERELASTIC SHELLS;

ROTATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 17644447642     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.591     Document Type: Article

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