Automatic remeshing for three-dimensional finite element simulation of welding

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 401-409

  Lindgren, L E ^a   Haggblad H A ^a   McDill, J M J ^b   Oddy, A S ^c  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c OMNIS: Oddy/McDill Numer ISI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AUTOMATIC REMESHING;

ELECTRON BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0031554690     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(97)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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