A thermopiezomechanical finite rotation shell element
conference paper
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.
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TNO Identifier
513150
ISBN
9780415548830
Publisher
CRC Press
Source title
9th Conference "Shell Structures: Theory and Applications", SSTA 2009, 14 October 2009 through 16 October 2009, Gdansk-Jurata
Pages
261-264
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