Slope discontinuities in the finite element absolute nodal coordinate formulation: Gradient deficient elements

Multibody System Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-249

  Shabana, Ahmed A ^a   Maqueda, Luis G ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute nodal coordinate formulation; Coordinate transformation; Slope discontinuities; Thin finite elements

Indexed keywords

COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES; GRADIENT METHODS; ONTOLOGY; ROTATION;

ABSOLUTE NODAL COORDINATE FORMULATION; ABSOLUTE NODAL COORDINATE FORMULATIONS; CO-ORDINATE SYSTEMS; CONSTANT MASS; COORDINATE TRANSFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENTS; FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS; INITIAL CONFIGURATION; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; SLOPE DISCONTINUITIES; THIN FINITE ELEMENTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 50249124782     PISSN: 13845640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11044-008-9111-9     Document Type: Article

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