Journal of Applied Mathematics 
Volume 2007 (2007), Article ID 24238, 15 pages
doi:10.1155/2007/24238
Research Article

Approximation Technics for an Unsteady Dynamic Koiter Shell

Saloua Mani Aouadi

Institut Supérieur d'Informatique, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2080, Tunisia

Received 8 November 2006; Revised 3 March 2007; Accepted 11 June 2007

Recommended by Michela Redivo Zaglia

Abstract

We propose a mixed formulation in dynamical elasticity of shells which allows a locking-free finite element approximation in particular cases of Koiter shells.