Abstract
A refined non-conforming triangular plate/shell element for geometric non-linear analysis of plates/shells using the total Lagrangian/updated Lagrangian approach is constructed in this paper based on the refined non-conforming element method for geometric non-linear analysis. The Allman's triangular plane element with vertex degrees of freedom and the refined triangular plate-bending element RT9 are used to construct the present element. Numerical examples demonstrate that the accuracy of the new element is quite high in the geometric non-linear analysis of plates/shells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2387-2408 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 15 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Apr 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Geometric non-linear analysis
- Refined non-conforming element method for geometric non-linear analysis
- Refined non-conforming triangular plate/shell element