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Curved Shell Elements

Curved Shell Elements is a type of finite element in computational mechanics specialized for modeling thin to moderately thick shell structures with inherently curved geometries, distinguished from flat shell elements by its ability to accurately represent and analyze deformation and stress distribution in doubly curved surfaces using curvilinear coordinates and higher-order interpolation functions.

186

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9.7K

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353

Authors

177

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2017–2026

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Publications

186

Analysis of thick and thin shell structures by curved finite elements

Sohrabuddin Ahmad, Bruce M. Irons, O.C. Zienkiewicz · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering · 1970 · 1.3K citations

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A survey of recent shell finite elements

Henry T. Y. Yang, Sunil Saigal, Arif Masud et al. · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering · 2000 · 295 citations

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A Curved C0 Shell Element Based on Assumed Natural-Coordinate Strains

K. C. Park, G. M. Stanley · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1986 · 284 citations

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Free vibrations of free-form doubly-curved shells made of functionally graded materials using higher-order equivalent single layer theories

Francesco Tornabene, Nicholas Fantuzzi, Michele Bacciocchi · Composites Part B Engineering · 2014 · 246 citations

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FGM and laminated doubly curved shells and panels of revolution with a free-form meridian: A 2-D GDQ solution for free vibrations

Francesco Tornabene, Alfredo Liverani, Gianni Caligiana · International Journal of Mechanical Sciences · 2011 · 186 citations

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Authors

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  1. KS
    Karan S. Surana

    University of Kansas, United States

    12 publications · 452 citations

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  2. FT
    Francesco Tornabene

    University of Bologna, Italy

    9 publications · 974 citations

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  3. RM
    Robert M. Sorem

    University of Kansas, United States

    5 publications · 80 citations

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  4. RK
    Rakesh K. Kapania

    Virginia Tech, United States

    5 publications · 481 citations

    5

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  5. NF
    Nicholas Fantuzzi

    University of Bologna, Italy

    5 publications · 652 citations

    5

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Institutions

177

  1. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    380 citations

  2. Swansea University

    Swansea, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    2.6K citations

  4. Marymount University

    Arlington, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    403 citations

  6. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    527 citations

  7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

    Kharagpur, India

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    236 citations

  8. Harbin Engineering University

    Harbin, China

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    736 citations

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  2. Thin-Walled Structures

    12 publications · 418 citations

    11

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  3. Computers & Structures

    13 publications · 371 citations

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  4. AIAA Journal

    10 publications · 467 citations

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  5. Composite Structures

    9 publications · 453 citations

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