Application of the quadrilateral area co-ordinate method: A new element for Mindlin-Reissner plate

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-45

  Cen, Song ^a   Long, Yu Qiu ^a   Yao, Zhen Han ^a   Chiew, Sing Ping ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

AC MQ4; Finite element; Generalized conforming; Hybrid post processing procedure; Plate bending; Quadrilateral area co ordinate

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

HYBRID POST-PROCESSING PROCEDURE; MINDLIN-REISSNER PLATE; PLATE BENDING; QUADRILATERAL AREA COORDINATE METHOD; STRAIN DISPLACEMENT;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

BENDING (DEFORMATION); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645451889     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1533     Document Type: Article

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