A new finite element based on the theory of a Cosserat point - Extension to initially distorted elements for 2D plane strain

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 454-472

  Boerner, E F I ^a   Loehnert, S ^b   Wriggers, P ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosserat point theory; Finite elasticity; Finite element technology; Hourglassing; Locking

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COSSERAT POINT THEORY; FINITE ELASTICITY; TWO DIMENSIONAL PLANE STRAIN;

STRAIN;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 34547108576     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1954     Document Type: Article

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