A family of ANS four-node exact geometry shell elements in general convected curvilinear coordinates

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1376-1406

  Kulikov, G M ^a   Plotnikova, S V ^a  

^a TAMBOV STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

5 parameter shear deformation shell theory; Assumed natural strain method; Exact geometry shell element; Hybrid strain and hybrid stress strain methods; Hybrid stress

Indexed keywords

ASSUMED NATURAL STRAINS; EXACT GEOMETRY; HYBRID STRAIN AND HYBRID STRESS-STRAIN METHODS; HYBRID STRESS; SHEAR DEFORMATION SHELL THEORIES;

BENDING TESTS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 77956120954     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2872     Document Type: Article

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