Plate and Shell Models

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Plate and Shell Models

Variational Methods in Plate and Shell Theory

Mechanical engineering

Author: Robert Nzengwa

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Collection: Engineering

Language: English

Published by: Springer

Published on: 2nd September 2024

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9789819727803


This book presents, in a variational form, very many two dimensional models which have been developed to overcome some weaknesses of the Kirchhoff-Love and Reissner-Mindlin’s models. More precisely the N-T and N models are particularly treated because they clearly show the impact of the change in the third fundamental form whose contribution to the strain energy becomes important when the characteristic ratio of the shell is roughly greater than 0.3. Transverse stresses through-the-thickness are calculated. Gradient Recovery and Strain deformation approach with Curve triangular and Shifted Lagrange elements are implemented. These new FEM appear to be memory less greedy. 

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