== Abstract ==

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The work describes how the finite element method and the finite volume method can be successfully combined

to derive two new families of thin plate and shell triangles with translational degrees of freedom as the only

nodal variables. The simplest elements of the two families based on combining a linear interpolation of

displacements with cell centred and cell vertex finite volume schemes are presented in detail. Examples of

the good performance of the new rotation-free plate and shell triangles are given.

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