We critically review and compare fifteen mixed and mixed-hybrid nonlinear shell finite
element formulations with 4 nodes in order to identify those that are closest to the “optimal” …

A new formulation and numerical procedures are developed for the analysis of arbitrary
crack propagation in shells using the extended finite element method. The method is valid …

We discuss a theoretical formulation of shell model accounting for through-the-thickness
stretching, which allows for large deformations and direct use of 3d constitutive equations …

This paper improves the 16 degrees‐of‐freedom quadrilateral shell element based on
pointwise Kirchhoff–Love constraints and introduces a consistent large strain formulation for …

Many shape memory alloy (SMA) applications, such as biomedical devices,
electromechanical actuators, and elastocaloric cooling devices, are based on thin-walled flat …

We discuss design of nonlinear finite rotation shell model with seven kinematic
displacement-like parameters, which are: three displacements of the middle surface, two …

We revisit the consistently linearized path-following method that can be applied in the
nonlinear finite element analysis of solids and structures in order to compute a solution path …

This paper presents an effective approach to shape optimal design of statically loaded
elastic shell-like structures. The shape parametrization is based on a design element …

Elastocaloric cooling devices loaded in compression have shown significant potential for
fatigue-resistant operation, but for efficient operation they require thin-walled elements to …

Shell buckling process is studied by implicit structural dynamics time-stepping schemes with
numerical dissipation (in the high-frequency range), which fall into the class of Generalized …