Stress resultant geometrically exact form of classical shell model and vector‐like parameterization of constrained finite rotations

Abstract

AbstractIn this work we consider the geometrically exact shell model subjected to finite rotations, making use of rotation vector parameters for handling the corresponding constrained rotation for smooth shells. A modification of such a parameterization which is based on the incremental rotation vector and thus capable of avoiding the singularity problem is also discussed. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.