A Mindlin element for thick and deep shells

DOI10.1016/0045-7825(86)90033-2MaRDI QIDQ1059438zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Glenn R. Heppler, J. S. Hansen

Publication date 1986

Published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-7825(86)90033-2

zbMATH Keywords

accuracyconsistent force vectorsconvergencefree of shear lockinggeneral shell elementmatrix formulationReissner-Mindlin hypothesesReissner-Mindlin typestrain energy formulationstrain-displacement relationthermal loadsthick shell configurations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Membranes (74K15) Shells (74K25) Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05)

Review text

A strain-displacement relation of the Reissner-Mindlin type is derived for a general shell element which may be used with equal confidence and ease in either plate or shell configurations over a wide range of thicknesses. The usual assumptions pertaining to thin, shallow shell geometry have not been employed, resulting in strain-displacement relations which are consistent with the Reissner-Mindlin hypotheses for thick shell configurations. Test results show that this element has excellent accuracy and convergence characteristics and is free of shear locking.

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