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Enhanced lower-order element formulations for large strains

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The paper describes a range of lower-order element formulations that can be applied to both elastic and elasto-plastic large-strain elements. For plane-strain analysis, this process involves four-noded quadrilaterals while the enhancements involve incompatible modes or enhanced strains. One particular new formulation can be considered as either a “co-rotational approach” or a modified form of “Biot stress procedure”.

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  1. Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BY, London, United Kingdom

    M. A. Crisfield

  2. Forge House, FEA Ltd., 66 High Street, KT1 1HN, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom

    G. F. Moita & L. P. R. Lyons

  3. Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BY, London, United Kingdom

    G. Jelenić

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Communicated by S. N. Atluri, 18 August 1995

Dedicated to J. C. Simo

Some of the concepts that are described in this paper evolved as a result of a sabbatical visit to Imperial College by Professor Peter Wriggers. We would like to thank Professor Wriggers for his important contributions.

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Crisfield, M.A., Moita, G.F., Lyons, L.P.R. et al. Enhanced lower-order element formulations for large strains. Computational Mechanics 17, 62–73 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00356479

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