An edge-based smoothed finite element method (ES-FEM) using 3-node triangular elements for 3D non-linear analysis of spatial membrane structures

DOI10.1002/nme.3049zbMath1235.74328OpenAlexW1989497748MaRDI QIDQ2880239

Zhi-Qian Zhang, Gui-Rong Liu

Publication date: 12 April 2012

Published in: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.3049

zbMATH Keywords

numerical methodsdynamic relaxationmembranemeshfree methodsfinite rotationstrain smoothingsmoothed finite element methodsedge-based gradient smoothing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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Uses Software

• FEAP
• Mfree2D

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