Geometrically nonlinear analysis with a 4-node membrane element formulated by the quadrilateral area coordinate method

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 427-438

  Du, Yu ^a   Cen, Song ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AGQ6 I; Finite element; Geometrically nonlinear analysis; Mesh distortion; Quadrilateral area coordinate method (QACM)

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MESH GENERATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

GEOMETRICALLY NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; MESH DISTORTION; QUADRILATERAL AREA COORDINATE METHOD (QACM);

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

EID: 42749092112     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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