Hybrid-equilibrium elements with control of spurious kinematic modes

Computer Assisted Mechanics and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 587-605

  Maunder, Edward Anthony Ward ^a   De Almeida, José Paulo Moitiniho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYNOMIALS;

HYBRIDE-EQUILIBRIUM ELEMENTS; STRESS FIELDS;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031358960     PISSN: 1232308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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