Reliability considerations for 3D-shell elements

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present a family of 3D-shell elements obtained assuming quadratic kinematics through the thickness, with a particular emphasis on the numerical locking phenomenon. Classical remedies - namely mixed interpolations - are used to avoid membrane and shear locking and we focus on the pinching locking which is specific to shell models with high order kinematics. A mixed interpolation scheme based on the interpolation of the pinching strain at the nodes is used and the efficiency of this strategy is assessed through numerical tests.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2003
PublisherElsevier Inc.
Pages181-184
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9780080529479
ISBN (Print)9780080440460
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jun 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Finite element discretization
  • Numerical locking
  • Shell models

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