The usual linear shape function for approximating axial displacement in beam finite elements used as eccentric stiffeners leads to an inconsistency which can result in large errors in the deflection of plates or composite beams. The introduction of an additional degree‐of‐freedom for these elements circumvents this problem.
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Robert Miller (1980) studied this question.
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