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A Simple Locking-Alleviated 4-Node Mixed-Collocation Finite Element with Over-Integration, for Homogeneous or Functionally-Graded or Thick-Section Laminated Composite Beams

Leiting Dong¹, Ahmed S. El-Gizawy², Khalid A. Juhany², Satya N. Atluri³

1 Department of Engineering Mechanics, Hohai University, China.
2 King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
3 Center for Aerospace Research & Education, University of California, Irvine, Distinguished Adjunct Professor, KAU, Saudi Arabia.