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A Triangular Plate Element with Drilling Degrees of Freedom, for Large Rotation Analyses of Built-up Plate/Shell Structures, Based on the Reissner Variational Principle and the von Karman Nonlinear Theory in the Co-rotational Reference Frame

Y.C. Cai^1,2, J.K. Paik³, S.N. Atluri²

1 Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P.R.China
2 Center for Aerospace Research & Education, University of California, Irvine
3 Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust (LRET) Center of Excellence, Pusan National University, Korea