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

DOI10.1016/0045-7825(86)90126-XzbMath0575.73091OpenAlexW2039858900MaRDI 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 hypothesiscomplete cubic and quadratic polynomialsdiscrete number of pointsdisplacement and rotation componentsindependently interpolatedisoparametric interpolationrigid-body displacement conditionshell geometrysimple nodal connectionsthree-node, curved thin-shell triangular element

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Membranes (74K15)

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