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A Simple Locking-Alleviated 3D 8-Node Mixed-Collocation C0 Finite Element with Over-Integration, for Functionally-Graded and Laminated Thick-Section Plates and Shells, with & without Z-Pins

Leiting Dong^1,2, Ahmed S. El-Gizawy³, Khalid A. Juhany³, Satya N. Atluri²

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