Finite element mesh generation over analytical curved surfaces

Computers and Structures

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 301-309

  Lau, T S ^a   Lo, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; SURFACES;

ANALYTICAL CURVED SURFACES; FINITE ELEMENT MESH GENERATION; GIVEN ELEMENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0030129741     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(95)00261-8     Document Type: Article

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