Print Email Facebook Twitter A thermopiezomechanical finite rotation shell element Title A thermopiezomechanical finite rotation shell element Author Lentzen, S. Publication year 2010 Abstract A finite rotation shell element is presented which can be used to analyse thermopiezomechanical phenomena when dealing with thin-walled smart structures. Initially, the underlying theory is explained in order to illustrate the simplifying assumptions that are eventually made. Several locking phenomena are avoided by deploying ANS and EAS techniques. The rotations are described by the Rodriguez parametrisation. The transverse distribution of the electric potential is assumed to be quadratic, and the temperature field to be cubic. The Reissner-Mindlin hypothesis is used for the displacement field in the transverse direction. Finally, a numerical example is discussed to demonstrate the field of application. ɠ2010 Taylor & Francis Group, London. Subject Building Engineering & Civil EngineeringSD - Structural DynamicsTS - Technical SciencesHigh Tech Systems & MaterialsArchitectureIndustrial InnovationEnterprise softwareDisplacement fieldFinite rotationsLocking phenomenonParametrisationReissner-MindlinShell elementSimplifying assumptionsTransverse distributionShells (structures) To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:26cfb351-e483-4eed-9425-8760373bdd04 TNO identifier 513150 Publisher CRC Press ISBN 9780415548830 Source 9th Conference "Shell Structures: Theory and Applications", SSTA 2009, 14 October 2009 through 16 October 2009, Gdansk-Jurata, 261-264 Document type conference paper Files To receive the publication files, please send an e-mail request to TNO Library.