Abaqus Analysis User's Guide
29.6 Shell elements
“Defining the initial geometry of conventional shell elements,” Section 29.6.3
“Using a general shell section to define the section behavior,” Section 29.6.6
“Three-dimensional conventional shell element library,” Section 29.6.7
“Axisymmetric shell elements with nonlinear, asymmetric deformation,” Section 29.6.10