Effects of finite element formulation on optimal plate and shell structural topologies

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 817-825

  Long, Craig S ^a   Loveday, Philip W ^a   Groenwold, Albert A ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Finite element formulation; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

4-NODE ELEMENT; ASSUMED NATURAL STRAINS; BENCH-MARK PROBLEMS; DRILLING DEGREES OF FREEDOM; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; FLAT SHELL; HOURGLASS CONTROL; IN-PLANE; INPLANE ROTATION; KIRCHHOFF; MEMBRANE COMPONENTS; MINDLIN; OPTIMAL TOPOLOGIES; PENALTY PARAMETERS; PLATE AND SHELL; PLATE COMPONENTS; PLATE ELEMENTS; SELECTIVE REDUCED INTEGRATION; STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGIES; THIN PLATE; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROTATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY; TUNNEL LININGS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 69249205361     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2009.06.027     Document Type: Article

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