A fully nonlinear multi-parameter shell model with thickness variation and a triangular shell finite element

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-193

  Pimenta, P M ^a   Campello, E M B ^a   Wriggers, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite rotations; Large strains; Thickness variation; Triangular shell element

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TENSORS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VECTORS;

FINITE ROTATIONS; LARGE STRAINS; THICKNESS VARIATION; TRIANGULAR SHELL ELEMENT;

NONLINEAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 5444232950     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-004-0564-2     Document Type: Article

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