A 4-node co-rotational ANS shell element for laminated composite structures

Composite Structures

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 234-252

  Kim, Ki Du ^a   Lee, Chang Soo ^b   Han, Sung Cheon ^c  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^c Daewon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A 4 node co rotational shell element; ANS (assumed natural strain); Laminated composite plates and shells; Locking; Postbuckling

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; BUCKLING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SHEAR STRESS;

ASSUMED NATURAL STRAIN (ANS); GEOMETRICAL STIFFNESS; POSTBUCKLING ANALYSIS; SECOND-ORDER CO-ROTATIONAL FORMULATION;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

BENDING; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; SHEAR PROPERTY; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847678139     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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