Finite element analysis of free vibration and wave propagation in asymmetric composite beams with structural discontinuities

A Chakraborty, DR Mahapatra, S Gopalakrishnan - Composite structures, 2002 - Elsevier
A new refined locking free first-order shear deformable finite element is presented, and its
utility in solving free vibration and wave propagation problems in laminated composite beam …

Locking alleviation in the large displacement analysis of beam elements: the strain split method

M Patel, AA Shabana - Acta Mechanica, 2018 - Springer
This paper proposes a new locking alleviation technique for absolute nodal coordinate
formulation (ANCF) beam and plate elements based on a strain split approach. The paper …

Behaviour of plate elements based on the first‐order shear deformation theory

RC Averill, JN Reddy - Engineering Computations, 1990 - emerald.com
A study of the behaviour of shear deformable plate finite elements is carried out to determine
why and under what conditions these elements lock, or become overly stiff. A new analytical …

Two-dimensional curved beam element with higher-order hierarchical transverse approximation for laminated composites

KS Surana, SH Nguyen - Computers & structures, 1990 - Elsevier
A new two-dimensional curved beam element formulation with higher-order transverse
shear deformation for linear static analysis of laminated composites is presented. The …

On the dynamic behaviour of the Timoshenko beam finite elements

JN Reddy - Sadhana, 1999 - Springer
First, various finite element models of the Timoshenko beam theory for static analysis are
reviewed, and a novel derivation of the 4× 4 stiffness matrix (for the pure bending case) of …

The mixed finite element formulation for three-dimensional bars

AY Aköz, MH Omurtag, AN Doḡruoḡlu - International journal of solids and …, 1991 - Elsevier
In this study, mixed finite element equations which arc based on a new functional are
obtained by Gáteaux differential. This formulation is applicable to three-dimensional bars …

A field-consistent, four-noded, laminated, anisotropic plate/shell element

BR Somashekar, G Prathap, CR Babu - Computers & structures, 1987 - Elsevier
The development of simple but efficient and accurate finite-element models of laminated,
anisotropic plate and shell behaviour has been particularly difficult because of two problems …

The displacement-type finite element approach—From art to science

G Prathap - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 1994 - Elsevier
The finite element method originated in the aerospace industry in the mid-1950s to solve
practical stress analysis problems associated with the struc-tural design of aerospace …

A new finite element for laminated composite beams

Y Fuh-Gwo, RE Miller - Computers & structures, 1989 - Elsevier
A new finite element model which can be used for laminated composite beams is derived.
The model includes separate rotational degrees of freedom for each lamina but does not …

An efficient model for laminated composite thin-walled beams of open or closed cross-section and with or without in-filled materials

A Islam, AH Sheikh, T Bennett, OT Thomsen - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper presents a new modeling technique for accurately predicting the complex
behavior of thin-walled open and closed section beams made of fiber-reinforced laminated …