| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 788307 | International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We present a numerical study of large deformations of non-linearly elastic membranes. We consider the non-linear membrane model obtained by Le Dret and Raoult using ΓΓ-convergence, in the case of a Saint Venant-Kirchhoff bulk material. We consider conforming P1P1 and Q1Q1 finite element approximations of the membrane problem and use a non-linear conjugate gradient algorithm to minimize the discrete energy. We present numerical tests including membranes subjected to live pressure loads.
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Authors
Nabil Kerdid, Hervé Le Dret, Abdelkader Saı¨di,