Towards improving the MITC6 triangular shell element

Computers and Structures

Volumn 85, Issue 21-22, 2007, Pages 1589-1610

  Beirao da Veiga L ^a   Chapelle, D ^b   Paris Suarez, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

Locking; Mixed formulations; Shells; Spurious modes; Stabilization; Triangular MITC elements

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; STRAIN ENERGY;

LOCKING; MIDSURFACE GEOMETRY; MIXED FORMULATIONS; SPURIOUS MODES; TRIANGULAR MITC ELEMENTS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 35248812990     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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