A composite nodal finite element for hexagons

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-153

  Hennart, J P ^a   Mund, E H ^b,c   Del Valle, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

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EID: 0008499379     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE97-A28593     Document Type: Article

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