A triangular thin-shell finite element based on discrete Kirchhoff theory

DOI10.1016/0045-7825(86)90126-XzbMath0575.73091MaRDI QIDQ1064167

S. S. Murthy, Richard H. Gallagher

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)90126-x

zbMATH Keywords

Kirchhoff hypothesis; complete cubic and quadratic polynomials; discrete number of points; displacement and rotation components; independently interpolated; isoparametric interpolation; rigid-body displacement condition; shell geometry; simple nodal connections; three-node, curved thin-shell triangular element

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74S05: Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics

74K15: Membranes

Related Items

Unnamed Item, Meshfree analysis and design sensitivity analysis for shell structures, A triangular thin-shell finite element based on discrete Kirchhoff theory, On the use of Lagrange multiplier compatible modes for controlling accuracy and stability of mixed shell finite elements, The four-node \(C^ 0\) Mindlin plate bending element reformulated. I: Formulation. II: Verification, Finite rotation three and four nodes shell elements for functionally graded carbon nanotubes-reinforced thin composite shells analysis, Free-form shell analysis by a mixed-hybrid finite element approach, Explicit integration for three-dimensional degenerated shell finite elements

Cites Work

• Unnamed Item
• Unnamed Item
• Unnamed Item
• A triangular thin-shell finite element based on discrete Kirchhoff theory
• Compatible triangular finite-elements
• Anisotropic cylindrical shell element based on discrete Kirchhoff theory
• Discrete Kirchhoff plate element and work equivalent loads
• A study of three-node triangular plate bending elements
• Finite element large deflection analysis of shallow shells
• Representation and discretization of arbitrary surfaces for finite element shell analysis
• Lagrange multiplier techniques in structural analysis
• Application of Ritz’s Method to Thin Elastic Shell Analysis
• Gaussian quadrature formulas for triangles