Mixed plate bending elements based on least-squares formulation

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 891-922

  Pontaza, J P ^a   Reddy, J N ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

High order elements; Least squares; Plate bending; Thick and thin plates

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

LEAST-SQUARES FORMULATION; PLATE BENDING ELEMENTS; THICK PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

BENDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATE;

EID: 2942540992     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.991     Document Type: Article

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