Feb 23, 2015 #1 engineernerd Civil/Environmental Joined Feb 23, 2015 Messages 1 Location US What is shear locking and why does it happen? Does shear locking only happen in Q4 elements? What about Q8?
What is shear locking and why does it happen? Does shear locking only happen in Q4 elements? What about Q8?
Feb 23, 2015 #2 DanStro Mechanical Joined Dec 11, 2004 Messages 395 Location US Did you google it? Han primo incensus Upvote 0 Downvote
Feb 23, 2015 #3 ShellsPlatesMeshes Structural Joined Sep 7, 2014 Messages 58 Location AU Not all plate/shell elements manifest shear locking. There are quadrilateral elements that are completely free of that phenomenon; see, for example, the following page: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~comecau/quad_shell.htm Upvote 0 Downvote
Not all plate/shell elements manifest shear locking. There are quadrilateral elements that are completely free of that phenomenon; see, for example, the following page: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~comecau/quad_shell.htm
Feb 24, 2015 #4 OrlandoTaddeo87 Civil/Environmental Joined Jan 28, 2015 Messages 24 Location IT Take a look at this! http://www.oulu.fi/tietohallinto/unix/abaqus_docs/v6.13/books/gsa/default.htm Upvote 0 Downvote