A 3-node flat triangular shell element with corner drilling freedoms and transverse shear correction

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1413-1434

  Zhang, Yun ^a   Zhou, Huamin ^a   Li, Jianhui ^a   Feng, Wei ^b   Li, Dequn ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University Town of Shenzhen   (China)

Author keywords

Flat shell element; Membrane element; Plate bending element; Triangle

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARK TESTS; FLAT SHELL; MEMBRANE COMPONENTS; MEMBRANE ELEMENT; MODERATELY THICK PLATE; NONCONFORMING ELEMENT; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PATCH TESTS; PLATE BENDING; PLATE BENDING ELEMENT; ROTATIONAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM; SHEAR-LOCKING; SHELL ELEMENT; SHELL FINITE ELEMENTS; SIMULATION PACKAGES; TRANSVERSE SHEAR; TRIANGLE; WARPAGES;

ASPECT RATIO; BENCHMARKING; BENDING (DEFORMATION); INJECTION MOLDING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 79955947892     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.3109     Document Type: Article

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