An enhanced strain 3D element for large deformation elastoplastic thin-shell applications

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-52

  Valente, R A Fontes ^a,b   De Sousa, R J Alves ^a   Jorge, R M Natal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Enhanced strains; Geometric and material nonlinearities; Solid shell elements; Thin shells; Volumetric and transverse shear lockings

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRAIN; THICKNESS CONTROL; YIELD STRESS;

ENHANCED STRAINS; GEOMETRIC AND TRANSVERSE SHEAR LOCKINGS; SOLID-SHELL ELEMENTS; THIN SHELLS;

ELASTOPLASTICITY;

EID: 4043059983     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-004-0551-7     Document Type: Article

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