Development of geometrically exact new shell elements based on general curvilinear co-ordinates

In the present study first‐order shear deformable shell finite elements based on general curvilinear co‐ordinates are proposed. For the development of the present shell elements, a partial mixed variational functional with independently assumed strains is provided in order to avoid the severe lockin...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal for numerical methods in engineering 2003-01, Vol.56 (1), p.81-115
Hauptverfasser: Cho, Maenghyo, Roh, Hee Yuel
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In the present study first‐order shear deformable shell finite elements based on general curvilinear co‐ordinates are proposed. For the development of the present shell elements, a partial mixed variational functional with independently assumed strains is provided in order to avoid the severe locking troubles known as transverse shear and membrane lockings. Bubble functions are included in the shape function of displacement to improve the performance of the developed element. The proposed assumed strain four‐ and nine‐node elements based on the general tensor shell theory provide an efficient linkage framework for shell surface modelling and finite element analysis. In the several benchmark problems, the present shell elements with exact geometric representations demonstrate their performance compared to previously reported results. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0029-5981
1097-0207
DOI:10.1002/nme.546