In this paper, a geometrically nonlinear formulation for a six-node triangular shell element is proposed.

Total Lagrangian formulation is utilized to consider large displacements and rotations in the shell ...

This paper investigates the importance and accuracy of a family of high-order triangular elements. After a brief review of characteristics of high-order triangular elements, six new incompatible 13-node triangular elements are presented...

To analyze the plane problem with irregular mesh and complicated geometry, it is helpful to utilize the triangular element. In this study, several optimization criteria will be elaborated. By utilizing these provisions and satisfying the equilibrium...

To analyze thin bending plates, a triangular and a quadrilateral element are presented in this paper.

These suggested elements are formulated based on the hybrid-Trefftz method. The triangular element is

named as THT-15, and it has 6...

In this paper, the thermo-elastic nonlinear analysis of various Functionally Graded -FG- shells under different

loading conditions is studied. A second-order isoparametric triangular shell element is presented for ...

The strain formulation approach improves accuracy and removes complications, such as, shear
parasitic errors and sensitivity to mesh distortions. For analyzing plane stress and strain problems,
two new strain-based triangular elements...

This paper is dedicated to nonlinear static and free vibration analysis of Uniform Distributed Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composite (UD-CNTRC) structures under in-plane loading. The authors have suggested an efficient six-node triangular element...

To obtain proper stresses , three new triangular elements are formulated in this study. First, a complementary energy functional is used within an element for the analysis of plane problems. In this energy manifestation, the Airy stress function...

To analyze thick orthotropic plates, two triangular and rectangular elements with high accuracy are suggested. The proposed formulations utilize the Hybrid-Trefftz function. In this method, two displacement fields are ...

In this paper, two efficient elements are proposed by utilizing hybrid Trefftz method for

the analysis of thin plate bending. The triangular element, THT, and the quadrilateral

element, QHT, which have 9 and 12 degrees of freedom...