Abstract: This paper presents a simple semi‐Loof plate bending element. Unlike Irons' semi‐Loof element (reported in 1976), it is not necessary to construct any Kirchhoff‐constraint equations for the proposed element. The complementary ...

Abstract: Residual stresses during cool down process after curing are evaluated on the basis of thermoviscoelastic finite element analyses with material properties dependent on both time and temperature. ...

Abstract: A recently developed anisotropic model of continuum damage mechanics has been applied successfully to characterize ductile fracture of cracked plates under mode I and mixed mode failures. The ...