3D-shell elements and their underlying mathematical model

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-142

  Chapelle, D ^a   Ferent, A ^a   Bathe, K J ^b  

^a INRIA ROCQUENCOURT   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic behaviors; General shell elements; Locking; Shells

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342497612     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202504003179     Document Type: Article

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