A multiscale finite element method for elliptic problems in composite materials and porous media

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 169-189

  Hou, Thomas Y ^a   Wu, Xiao Hui ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE FLOW; COMPOSITES MATERIAL; ELLIPTIC PROBLEM; FLOWS IN POROUS MEDIA; LARGE-SCALES; MATERIAL MEDIUM; MULTISCALE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; SMALL-SCALE FEATURES; SPATIAL SCALE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0031161210     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1997.5682     Document Type: Article

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