A finite-element programme for the plane-strain analysis of rubber
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Strain Analysis
- Vol. 10 (1) , 25-31
- https://doi.org/10.1243/03093247v101025
Abstract
For a highly incompressible material the use of triangular elements in plane-strain finite-element analyses restricts the number of degrees of freedom. A computer programme is developed which uses quadrilateral elements, and various methods of reducing computation time are employed. A strain-energy function is proposed which will enable solutions to be obtained at strains well beyond those of linear classical elasticity theory.Keywords
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