REFINED CONSISTENT FORMULATION OF A CURVED TRIANGULAR FINITE ROTATIONSHELL ELEMENT

Authors
VANKEULEN F BOOIJ J
Citation
F. Vankeulen et J. Booij, REFINED CONSISTENT FORMULATION OF A CURVED TRIANGULAR FINITE ROTATIONSHELL ELEMENT, International journal for numerical methods in engineering, 39(16), 1996, pp. 2803-2820
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering",Engineering,Mathematics
Journal title
International journal for numerical methods in engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00295981
Volume
39
Issue
16
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2803 - 2820
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-5981(1996)39:16<2803:RCFOAC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The present paper considers a finite rotation formulation for curved s hell elements with rotations about the element sides as nodal degrees of freedom. Attention is mainly on the derivation of a consistent fini te rotation formulation. Significant simplifications of the governing equations are presented. These simplifications lead to more efficient finite element implementations. Numerical examples demonstrate the dif ferences between the present consistent and previous approximate formu lations.