Efficient iterative solution of constrained finite element analyses

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 101-114

  Saint Georges, Pascal ^a   Notay, Yvan ^a   Warzée, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS);

LINEAR EQUALITY CONSTRAINTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0032114753     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(97)00286-7     Document Type: Article

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