The Hellan-Herrmann-Johnson Method for Nonlinear Shells

DOI10.1016/J.COMPSTRUC.2019.106109MaRDI QIDQ6316960zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Michael Neunteufel, Joachim Schöberl

Publication date 9 April 2019

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COMPSTRUC.2019.106109

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Shells (74K25) Junctions (74K30) Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05)

Abstract: In this paper we derive a new finite element method for nonlinear shells. The Hellan-Herrmann-Johnson (HHJ) method is a mixed finite element method for fourth order Kirchhoff plates. It uses convenient Lagrangian finite elements for the vertical deflection, and introduces sophisticated finite elements for the moment tensor. In this work we present a generalization of this method to nonlinear shells, where we allow finite strains and large rotations. The geometric interpretation of degrees of freedom allows a straight forward discretization of structures with kinks. The performance of the proposed elements is demonstrated by means of several established benchmark examples.

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