Finite element analysis (FEA) of shell structures encompasses the numerical simulation of thin‐walled, curved bodies subject to mechanical loads and environmental effects. Shell elements combine ...

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Nov., 1998 - Jan., 1999), pp. 32-73 (42 pages) We consider the design of finite element methods for the Naghdi shell model in the case when the ...