Bending and free vibration analyses of CNTRC shell structures considering agglomeration effects with through-the-thickness stretch

H Mallek, H Mellouli, LB Said, M Wali, F Dammak… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work investigates an enhanced finite element model and numerical analysis to
illustrate the agglomeration effect of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) on static and free vibration …

Non-linear thermoelastic analysis of thin-walled structures with cohesive-like interfaces relying on the solid shell concept

PKAV Kumar, A Dean, S Sahraee, J Reinoso… - Finite Elements in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a thermodynamically consistent framework for coupled thermo-mechanical
simulations for thin-walled structures with the presence of cohesive interfaces is proposed …

An extensible double director 3D shell formulation for FGM-CNTRC shell bending analysis

H Mellouli, H Mallek, M Wali, F Dammak… - … Analysis with Boundary …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the continuum based three-dimensional shell element for static linear analysis
of Functionally Graded Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Composite (FG-CNTRC) shell …

A mixed shell formulation accounting for thickness strains and finite strain 3d material models

S Klinkel, F Gruttmann… - International journal for …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A non‐linear quadrilateral shell element for the analysis of thin structures is presented. The
Reissner–Mindlin theory with inextensible director vector is used to develop a three‐field …

Multi-scale computational model for failure analysis of metal frames that includes softening and local buckling

J Dujc, B Brank, A Ibrahimbegovic - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this work we present a new modelling paradigm for computing the complete failure of
metal frames by combining the stress-resultant beam model and the shell model. The shell …

Application and finite element implementation of 7-parameter shell element for geometrically nonlinear analysis of layered CFRP composites

J Reinoso, A Blázquez - Composite structures, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents the extension of the 7-parameter shell element for the analysis of
layered CFRP composite structures assuming the Equivalent Single Layer (ESL) approach …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling large deformations of thin-walled SMA structures by shell finite elements

L Porenta, M Lavrenčič, J Dujc, M Brojan… - … in Nonlinear Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many shape memory alloy (SMA) applications, such as biomedical devices,
electromechanical actuators, and elastocaloric cooling devices, are based on thin-walled flat …

Assessment of second Piola–Kirchhoff and Cauchy stress tensors in finite rotation sandwich and laminated shells under non-conservative pressure loads

GM Kulikov, SV Plotnikova, AA Mamontov - Acta Mechanica, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, the stress fields in nonlinear sandwich and laminated composite shells
subjected to displacement-dependent loads are analyzed. To solve the problem, the …

Three-dimensional nonlinear stress analysis of functionally graded shells subjected to displacement-dependent loads

GM Kulikov, SV Plotnikova - Mechanics of Advanced Materials and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The nonlinear geometrically exact (GeX) hybrid-mixed four-node solid-shell element under
non-conservative loading, developed in the companion paper, is here extended to the stress …

Discrete double directors shell element for the functionally graded material shell structures analysis

M Wali, A Hajlaoui, F Dammak - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, the accuracy and the efficiency of the 3d-shell model based on a double
directors shell element for the functionally graded material (FGM) shell structures analysis is …