A reduced integration solid-shell finite element based on the EAS and the ANS concept - Geometrically linear problems

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1322-1355

  Schwarze, Marco ^a   Reese, Stefanie ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assumed natural strain; Enhanced assumed strain; Hourglass stabilization; Solid shell element; Taylor expansion

Indexed keywords

ASSUMED NATURAL STRAIN; ENHANCED ASSUMED STRAIN; HOURGLASS STABILIZATION; SOLID-SHELL ELEMENT; TAYLOR EXPANSION;

METAL FORMING; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STABILIZATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 70449123850     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2653     Document Type: Article

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