An effective membrane element based on analytical solution

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 268-279

  Rezaiee Pajand, Mohammad ^a   Karkon, Mohammad ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Airy stress function; Analytical solution; Drilling degrees of freedom; Hybrid stress element; Plane element

Indexed keywords

STRESSES; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

AIRY STRESS FUNCTION; BI-HARMONIC; BOUNDARY DISPLACEMENTS; COMPATIBILITY EQUATION; DRILLING DEGREES OF FREEDOM; HYBRID STRESS ELEMENT; HYBRID VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLE; MEMBRANE ELEMENTS; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTIMAL NUMBER; PLANE ELEMENT; QUADRATIC FUNCTION; STRESS FIELD; ZERO ENERGY MODES;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

EID: 84873663016     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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