Development of a discrete Reissner-Mindlin element on Winkler foundation

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 42, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 740-748

  Abdalla, J A ^a   Ibrahim, A M ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Discrete Reissner Mindlin; Elastic foundation; Thick plate; Thin plate

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERPOLATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STIFFNESS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

DISCRETE REISSNER-MINDLIN (DRM) ELEMENT; ELASTIC FOUNDATION; ELEMENT STIFFNESS MATRIX; HU-WASHIZU VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLE; MIXED INTERPOLATION FORMULATION; THICK PLATE; THIN PLATE; WINKLER-TYPE FOUNDATION;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 33645420254     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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