A MITC3+ element improved by edge-based smoothed strains for analyses of laminated composite plates using the higher-order shear deformation theory
Thanh Chau-Dinh, Trung-Kien Nguyen, Hieu Nguyen‐Van, Hoang Lan Ton-That
Topics & Concepts
Divergence theoremDisplacement fieldFinite element methodGeometryMathematical analysisSolid mechanicsCentroidMathematicsSmoothed finite element methodShear (geology)SmoothingStructural engineeringBoundary element methodBoundary knot methodMaterials scienceEngineeringComposite materialBrouwer fixed-point theoremStatisticsFixed-point theoremComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisStructural Analysis and Optimization