A mixed least squares method for solving problems in linear elasticity: Formulation and initial results

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 317-326

  Tchonkova, M ^a   Sture, S ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELASTICITY; INTERPOLATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESSES;

BILINEAR DISPLACEMENT BILINEAR STRESS ELEMENT; CONSTANT DISPLACEMENT BILINEAR STRESS ELEMENT; MIXED LEAST SQUARES FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0031101430     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004660050180     Document Type: Article

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