ANALYSIS OF SHELLS BY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD OF LINES(Ⅱ):NUMERICAL EXAMPLES

A number of examples are given in this paper by using the quadrilateral FEMOL (Finite Element Method of Lines) elements for arbitrarily curved shells proposed in a companion paper. It is shown that the elements have some remarkable advantages such as high accuracy, high adaptability to various meshes and thickness of shells. Also, the “locking” problem can readily be overcome with p-convergence strategy with highly accurate solution being achieved. In summary, FEMOL is a competitive semi-analytical method for shell problems.