Solid-to-shell transition elements in adaptive analysis of model structures of a complex mechanical description

In this work we are interested in effectiveness of application of the solid-to-shell transition elements in adaptive analysis of structures of a complex mechanical description. In this context we assess the model and discretization adaptation of the finite element mesh. The assessment is based on the approximation error convergence curves obtained in the three-step hp-adaptation process. We check if the assumed global admissible error level is achieved after the final p-step of the adaptation. We compare the convergence curves obtained using three types of the transition models. When possible, the convergence curves corresponding to the basic models (without transition elements applied) are included in such comparisons. The assessed convergence refers to some problems of model structures.