A non-nested Galerkin multi-grid method for solving linear and nonlinear solid mechanics problems

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 307-325

  Feng, Y T ^a   Peric D ^a   Owen, D R J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELASTOPLASTICITY; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; STRAIN;

COARSE MESH EQUATIONS; NON-NESTED GALERKIN MULTIGRID METHOD; SOLID MECHANICS;

MECHANICS;

EID: 0031142878     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(96)01183-8     Document Type: Article

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