A 4-node hybrid stress-function (HS-F) plane element with drilling degrees of freedom less sensitive to severe mesh distortions

Computers and Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 517-528

  Cen, Song ^a   Zhou, Ming Jue ^a   Fu, Xiang Rong ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drilling degree of freedom; Finite element; Fundamental analytical solutions; Hybrid stress function (HS F) element; Severe mesh distortions

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; DRILLING DEGREE OF FREEDOM; FINITE ELEMENT; HYBRID STRESS-FUNCTION (HS-F) ELEMENT; SEVERE MESH DISTORTIONS;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); STRESSES;

FLUORINE;

EID: 79551475036     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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