An effective planar triangular element with drilling rotation

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1031-1036

  Huang, Ming ^a   Zhao, Zhenfeng ^a   Shen, Changyu ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drilling freedom; Finite element; Membrane; Shell; Triangle

Indexed keywords

BASIC FORMULATION; DRILLING DEGREE OF FREEDOM; DRILLING PARAMETERS; FINITE ELEMENT; PLANAR TRIANGULAR ELEMENTS; SHELL; SPURIOUS ENERGY; TRIANGLE;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

ROTATION;

EID: 77956060432     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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