Mesh refinement formulations in adaptive finite element methods

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 353-361

  Li, L Y ^a   Bettess, P ^b   Bull, J W ^a   Bond, T ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Bending of plates; Error estimates; Finite elements; Mesh refinement

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELASTICITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATE METAL;

ADAPTIVITY; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; CONTINUITY EQUATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS; MESH REFINEMENT FORMULATIONS;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0029747303     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_207_02     Document Type: Article

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