A low-order nonconforming finite element for reissner-mindlin plates

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2688-2705

  Lovadina, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convergence analysis; Nonconforming finite elements; Plate bending problems

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS;

NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENTS; PLATE BENDING PROBLEMS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 27344450256     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/040603474     Document Type: Article

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