Accession Number:

AD0745994

Title:

General Mixed Finite Element Methods of Nonlinear Continua.

Descriptive Note:

Scientific rept.,

Corporate Author:

ALABAMA UNIV HUNTSVILLE RESEARCH INST

Personal Author(s):

• Bhandari,D. R.
• Oden,J. T.

Report Date:

1972-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

32.0

Abstract:

General mixed finite element models of the nonlinear thermomechanical response of dissipative media are constructed. A number of existing specialized finite element models are derived from the general formulation presented in this paper. Author

Descriptors:

• (*CONTINUUM MECHANICS
• THERMODYNAMICS)
• (*VISCOELASTICITY
• NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES)
• APPROXIMATION(MATHEMATICS)
• MATRICES(MATHEMATICS)
• PLASTIC PROPERTIES
• NONLINEAR SYSTEMS

Subject Categories:

• Mechanics
• Thermodynamics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE