Automatic adaptive refinement for shell analysis using nine-node assumed strain element

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 3601-3638

  Lee, C K ^a   Hobbs, R E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assumed strain element; Automatic adaptive refinement; Error estimations; Shell analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATIC ADAPTIVE REFINEMENT METHOD; NINE NODE ASSUMED STRAIN ELEMENT;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0031257213     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19971015)40:19<3601::AID-NME230>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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