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The Triangular Equilibrium Element in the Solution of Plate Bending Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

L. S. D. Morley
L. S. D. Morley*
Affiliation:
Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
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Summary

Further details are given of a recently developed triangular equilibrium element which is then applied, in conjunction with the complementary energy principle, to the finite element analysis of some plate bending problems. The element is demonstrated to have a straightforward and satisfactory application and to possess advantages over the conventional triangular displacement element.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , May 1968 , pp. 149 - 169
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1968

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