Measuring the convergence behavior of shell analysis schemes

Computers and Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 285-301

  Bathe, Klaus Jürgen ^a   Lee, Phill Seung ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benchmark problems; Convergence; Finite element; MITC shell elements; Norms; Shells

Indexed keywords

BENCH-MARK PROBLEMS; CONVERGENCE; FINITE ELEMENT; NORMS; SHELL ELEMENT; SHELLS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 78650944702     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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