On the stability of mixed finite elements in large strain analysis of incompressible solids

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-104

  Pantuso, Daniel ^a   Bathe, Klaus Jürgen ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Large strains; Loss of ellipticity; Mixed finite elements

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEFORMATION; SOLIDS; STRAIN;

INCOMPRESSIBLE SOLIDS; LARGE STRAIN ANALYSIS; MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0031336428     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(97)81953-1     Document Type: Article

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