Finite rotation exact geometry solid‐shell element for laminated composite structures through extended SaS formulation and 3D analytical integration
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DOI: 10.1002/nme.6075
Abstract: A nonlinear exact geometry hybrid‐mixed four‐node solid‐shell element using the sampling surfaces (SaS) formulation is developed for the analysis of the second Piola‐Kirchhoff stress that extends the authors' finite element (Int J Numer Methods Eng.… read more here.
Keywords: solid shell; shell element; sas formulation; geometry ... See more keywords
An efficient ABAQUS solid shell element implementation for low velocity impact analysis of FGM plates
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DOI: 10.1007/s00366-020-00954-8
Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to develop a numerical model susceptible to solve the numerical locking problems that may appear when applying the conventional solid and shell finite elements of ABAQUS. This model… read more here.
Keywords: low velocity; solid shell; velocity impact; shell element ... See more keywords
Generalized modal element method: part II—application to eight-node asymmetric and symmetric solid-shell elements in linear analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00466-018-1622-5
Abstract: AbstractIn this paper, two eight-node asymmetric solid-shell elements are firstly presented to illustrate the use of traditional finite element technique in GMEM for constructing new finite element formulations. In these two elements, the analytical method… read more here.
Keywords: element; solid shell; method; symmetric solid ... See more keywords
A nine nodes solid-shell finite element with enhanced pinching stress
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DOI: 10.1007/s00466-020-01825-1
Abstract: In this paper we present a low-order solid-shell element formulation—having only displacement degrees of freedom (DOFs), i.e., without rotational DOFs. The element has an additional middle node, that allows efficient and accurate analyses of shell… read more here.
Keywords: enhanced pinching; solid shell; pinching stress; shell finite ... See more keywords
An efficient isogeometric solid-shell formulation for geometrically nonlinear analysis of elastic shells
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2017.11.025
Abstract: Abstract In this work an isogeometric solid-shell model for geometrically nonlinear analyses is proposed. It is based on a linear interpolation through the thickness and a NURBS interpolation on the middle surface of the shell… read more here.
Keywords: geometrically nonlinear; solid shell; efficient isogeometric; shell formulation ... See more keywords
Analysis of experimentally assessed EVA foams with mixed solid-shell elements capable of very large strains
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DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2017.01.003
Abstract: We analyze, both experimentally and numerically, two EVA foam specimens with densities =120kg/m3 and =220kg/m3. In the numerical analysis, we use our recent finite strain element formulations based on least-squares strains (in both solid-shells and… read more here.
Keywords: eva foams; mixed solid; analysis; solid shell ... See more keywords
Explicit dynamic analysis of sheet metal forming processes using linear prismatic and hexahedral solid-shell elements
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DOI: 10.1108/ec-04-2016-0150
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose two linear solid-shell finite elements, a six-node prismatic element denoted SHB6-EXP and an eight-node hexahedral element denoted SHB8PS-EXP, for the three-dimensional modeling of thin structures in… read more here.
Keywords: explicit dynamic; solid shell; sheet metal; shell ... See more keywords