Finite strain quadrilateral shell using least-squares fit of relative Lagrangian in-plane strains

This work presents a finite strain quadrilateral element with least-squares assumed in-plane shear strains (in covariant/contravariant coordinates) and classical transverse shear assumed strains. It is an alternative to enhanced-assumed-strain (EAS) formulation and, in contrast to this, produces an...

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Main Author: Areias, Pedro (author)
Other Authors: Rabczuk, Timon (author), César de Sá, José (author), Garção, José (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/16757
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/16757