Timoshenko beam finite elements
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D.L. Thomas; J.M. Wilson; R.R. Wilson
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Article
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1973
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Elsevier Science
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English
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During the past few years, a number of different finite elements for Timoshenko beams have been published. These formulations are reviewed and a new element which has three degrees of freedom at each of two nodes is presented. The rates of convergence of a number of the elements are compared by calc