Membrane finite elements have gained increasing importance since the early years of the
finite elements method due to their convenience to a wide range of plane and 3D shell …

This article presents an experimental and numerical investigation into the free vibration
behaviour of fibre-reinforced composite sandwich plates. The proposed symmetrical three …

In the present study, a new tapered finite element is developed by incorporating the in‐plane
effect in our recently introduced element for the vibration analysis of internally tapered …

SBFEM is used for three-dimensional modeling of thick laminated composite plates, where
plate theories fail to provide the accurate results. SBFEM is a semi-analytical tool and have …

Laminated composite materials consist of oriented plies usually bonded together to provide
desirable mechanical properties such as high stiffness and strength to weight ratio. The …

To address the issue of incompatible nodal parameters between finite elements of different
dimensions, this paper introduces a new interpolation formula, named “trial-correction” …

The present work deals with an extended six-node prismatic 3D solid finite element to the
analysis of nonlinear geometrical problems. The kinematic formulation is based on a virtual …

The paper presents a four-node tetrahedral solid finite element SFR4 with rotational degrees
of freedom (DOFs) based on the Space Fiber Rotation (SFR) concept for modeling three …

In this paper, the earlier formulation of the eight-node hexahedral SFR8 element is extended
in order to analyze material nonlinearities. This element stems from the so-called Space …

The paper presents a 3D multilayer six-node prismatic solid finite element with rotational
degrees of freedom (DOFs) to model composite laminate structures. Its formulation is based …