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Finite strain elasto-plastic formulations using the method of mixed interpolation of tensorial components

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In this paper we review our latest developments in the field of finite strain elastoplastic analysis using the method of mixed interpolation of tensorial components (MITC). In particular we review our 2D element, the QMITC-TLH, and our shell element, the MITC4-TLH.

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Communicated by S. N. Atluri, 26 March 1996

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Dvorkin, E.N. Finite strain elasto-plastic formulations using the method of mixed interpolation of tensorial components. Computational Mechanics 18, 290–301 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00364144

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