A triangular thin-shell finite element based on discrete Kirchhoff theory

Autor: S S Murthy, R. H. Gallagher
Rok vydání: 1986
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Zdroj: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 54:197-222
ISSN: 0045-7825
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7825(86)90126-x
Popis: A three-node, curved thin-shell triangular element with simple nodal connections is developed. The displacement and rotation components are independently interpolated by complete cubic and quadratic polynomials respectively. The Kirchhoff hypothesis is enforced at a discrete number of points in the element. The rigid-body displacement condition is satisfied by isoparametric interpolation of the shell geometry within the element. A detailed numerical evaluation through a number of standard problems is performed.
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