A finite element with embedded localization zones (Q1108121)

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A finite element with embedded localization zones
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    A finite element with embedded localization zones (English)
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    A method is developed by which localization zones can be embedded in four-node quadrilaterals and related elements. This is accomplished by modifying the strain field within the framework of a three-field variational statement. The jumps in strain associated with the localization band are obtained by imposing traction continuity and compatibility within the element; the latter follows naturally from the variational statement. Several one- and two-dimensional applications are shown.
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    modified numerical quadrature scheme
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    bifurcation
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    loss of ellipticity of incremental equilibrium equations
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    failure
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    four-node quadrilaterals
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    strain field
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    three-field variational statement
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    jumps in strain
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    traction continuity
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    compatibility
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