A node-based smoothed finite element method with stabilized discrete shear gap technique for analysis of Reissner-Mindlin plates

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 679-701

  Nguyen Xuan, H ^a,b   Rabczuk, T ^c   Nguyen Thanh, N ^c   Nguyen Thoi, T ^a,b   Bordas, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Viet Nam)

^b TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Node based smoothed; Plate bending; Transverse shear locking

Indexed keywords

LOCKS (FASTENERS); MINDLIN PLATES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STABILIZATION; VIBRATION ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DISCRETE SHEAR GAP METHODS; NODE-BASED; NODE-BASED SMOOTHED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (NS-FEM); NODE-BASED SMOOTHED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; PLATE BENDING; STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES; STRAIN SMOOTHING TECHNIQUES; TRANSVERSE SHEAR;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77954957345     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-010-0509-x     Document Type: Article

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