Consistent gradient formulation for a stable enhanced strain method for large deformations
- 1 February 1996
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Engineering Computations
- Vol. 13 (1) , 103-123
- https://doi.org/10.1108/02644409610111001
Abstract
Considers the problem of stability of the enhanced strain elements in the presence of large deformations. The standard orthogonality condition between the enhanced strains and constant stresses ensures satisfaction of the patch test and convergence of the method in case of linear elasticity. However, this does not hold in the case of large deformations. By analytic derivation of the element eigenvalues in large strain states additional orthogonality conditions can be derived, leading to a stable formulation, regardless of the magnitude of deformations. Proposes a new element based on a consistent formulation of the enhanced gradient with respect to new orthogonality conditions which it retains with four enhanced modes volumetric and shear locking free behaviour of the original formulation and does not exhibit hour‐glassing for large deformations.Keywords
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