A new triangular shell element for composites accounting for shear deformation

Imam Jauhari Maknun, Irwan Katili, Adnan Ibrahimbegovic, Andi Makarim Katili

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose an efficient 3-node shell element with 6 DOFs per node based on Naghdi-Reissner-Mindlin theory. This new composite shell element, further denoted as DKMT18, takes into account shear deformation and coupled bending-membrane energy. DKMT18 element passes membrane, bending, and shear patch tests with no spurious mode. It also performs successfully in standard tests for thick and thin shells problems without membrane or shear locking. The proposed shell element is capable of dealing with composite laminated shell structures. The computed results by the DKMT18 element converge more rapidly towards the reference solution compared to any state of-the-art shell element.

Original languageEnglish
Article number112214
JournalComposite Structures
Volume243
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2020

Keywords

  • Composite structures
  • DKMT18
  • Naghdi-Reissner-Mindlin shell theory

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