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Ways to improve the bending response of finite elements
Author(s) -
Cook Robert D.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620110609
Subject(s) - bending , bending stiffness , finite element method , structural engineering , stiffness , plane (geometry) , mathematics , computer science , engineering , geometry
Four new ways to relieve the excessive bending stiffness of linear elements are described, and incorporated into plane elements. All satisfy the ‘patch test’. The new elements are compared with existing elements in test problems. Application to three‐dimensional problems is proposed.