Object-oriented finite elements I. Principles of symbolic derivations and automatic programming

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 259-276

  Zimmermann, Th ^a   Eyheramendy, D ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; CONTROL; DYNAMICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

SYMBOLIC DERIVATIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0030168575     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7825(96)01040-7     Document Type: Article

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