Explicit Dynamic Finite Element Method for Predicting Implosion/Explosion Induced Failure of Shell Structures

Figure 1

Kinematic data of the DKT triangular element: (a) the corotational coordinates, (b) the bending degrees of freedom, (c) the in-plane membrane degrees of freedom, and (d) the drilling degrees of freedom.

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