A robust quadrilateral membrane finite e
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Adnan Ibrahimbegovic; Robert L. Taylor; Edward L. Wilson
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Article
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1990
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A quadrilateral membrane finite element with drilling degrees of freedom is derived from variational principles employing an independent rotation field. Both displacement based and mixed approaches are investigated. The element exhibits excellent accuracy characteristics. When combined with a plate