Numerical validation of Koiter's model for all the main types of linearly elastic shells in the static case

2021/12/26 by Wangxi Duan, Paolo Piersanti, Duan, Wangxi +5
Computer Science · Engineering · #Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering #Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization #FOS: Mathematics #Numerical Analysis (math.NA) #Topology Optimization in Engineering

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2112.13394

openalex publication_date 2021/12/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

In this paper, we validate the main theorems establishing the justification of Koiter's model, established by Ciarlet and his associates, for all the types of linearly elastic shells via a set of numerical experiments.

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