Optimal strain locations of two-dimensional continuum elements in terms of field-consistency

Computers and Structures

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1121-1138

  Yong Woo, Kim ^a   Oak Key, Min ^b  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ERRORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATION; OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN;

FIELD CONSISTENCY; POISSON RATIO; SHEAR STRAIN; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELASTICITY PROBLEM;

ELASTICITY;

EID: 0030174799     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(95)00305-3     Document Type: Article

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