Alternative Low-Order Triangular Elements for Thick and Thin Shell Analysis

Author:

Petrolito J.1ORCID,Ionescu D.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia

Abstract

In this paper, the authors discuss the development of six low-order triangular elements for the linear static analysis of thick and thin shell structures. The elements combine two triangular plane stress elements with three triangular thick plate bending elements to produce three-node flat shell elements with 18 degrees of freedom. The two plane stress components are based on the free formulation and the template formulation, while the three plate bending components are based on the free formulation, the deviatoric strain formulation and the hybrid-Trefftz formulation. The theoretical backgrounds and formulations of all elements are briefly discussed to provide a concise summary, while further details are given in the quoted references. The elements are used to analyze five standard shell benchmark examples, and the results obtained are compared to previous work in this area. The elements provide accurate and robust results for the benchmarks, with only small differences for the results as the meshes are refined. While all the proposed elements can be recommended for general shell analysis, the combination of the template plane stress element and the hybrid-Trefftz plate bending element generally provides the best results.

Publisher

World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd

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