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This chapter continues focusing on the spline element method. Some applications of the spline elements for thin plate, thin shallow shell, thick-thin plate/shell and geometrically nonlinear problems are discussed in detail.

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Long, YQ., Yuan, S. (2009). Spline Element II — Analysis of Plate/Shell Structures. In: Advanced Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00316-5_19

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