Solid Shell Element Based on Relative Displacement Concept
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 134, Issue 11
Abstract
The relative translational displacement concept can avoid the difficulties when involving the rotational degrees of freedom (DOF) and retain the features associated with the rotational DOF. In this paper, a new solid shell element based on relative displacement is proposed and studied. This new isoparameteric element ensures the continuity between elements. To circumvent the shear-locking phenomenon, The assumed natural strain method is incorporated, and nonconforming shape functions are utilized to improve the performance of the proposed element. Verifications by standard numerical examples show that the performance of this solid shell element is excellent.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 134 • Issue 11 • November 2008
Pages: 952 - 960
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© 2008 ASCE.
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Received: Sep 8, 2005
Accepted: Oct 4, 2007
Published online: Nov 1, 2008
Published in print: Nov 2008
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Note. Associate Editor: Arif Masud
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