SUMMARYA simple ÿnite element triangle for thin shell analysis is presented. It has only nine translational degrees of freedom and is based on a total Lagrangian formulation. Large strain plasticity is considered using a logarithmic strain-stress pair. A plane stress isotropic behaviour with an additive decomposition of elastic and plastic strains is assumed. A hyperelastic law is considered for the elastic part while for the plastic part a von Mises yield function with non-linear isotropic hardening is adopted. The element is an extension of a previous similar rotation-free triangle element based upon an updated Lagrangian formulation with hypoelastic constitutive law. The element termed BST (for basic shell triangle) has been implemented in an explicit (hydro-) code adequate to simulate sheet-stamping processes and in an implicit static=dynamic code. Several examples are shown to assess the performance of the present formulation.
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