Four-node semi-EAS element in six-field nonlinear theory of shells

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1137-1179

  Chroscielewski J ^a   Witkowski, W ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

EAS; Locking; Quadrilateral shell element; Shell intersections; Six parameter shell; SO(3)

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; STRAIN; TENSORS;

ENHANCED ASSUMED STRAIN (EAS); QUADRILATERAL SHELL ELEMENT; SHELL INTERSECTIONS; SIX-PARAMETER SHELL;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRAIN; TENSORS;

EID: 33751512072     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1740     Document Type: Article

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