The Earthquake Engineering Online ArchiveMixed Finite Element Formulations for Nonlinear PlatesSimo, Juan C.; Taylor, Robert L.; Slater, John H. UCB/SESM-1983/04, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1983-03, 19 pages Mixed finite element formulations of a second order theory capable of accounting for the effect of transverse shear deformations of plates are examined. Kinematic approximations in the plate theory are developed appropropriate for applications where the plate is thick or where transverse shear effects are large compared to in-plane and bending effects such as sandwich plates. Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/SEMM/SEMM-83-04.pdf (1 MB) |
