An isostatic quadrilateral membrane finite element with drilling rotations and no spurious modes

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-32

  Madeo, A ^a   Zagari, G ^a   Casciaro, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical integration; Drilling rotations; Geometrically nonlinear analysis; Isostatic and equilibrated stress; Mixed finite element; Penalty constraints; Spurious modes

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL INTEGRATION; EQUILIBRATED STRESS; GEOMETRICALLY NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS; PENALTY CONSTRAINTS; SPURIOUS MODES;

INTERPOLATION; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

ROTATION;

EID: 84155163093     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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