Error estimation and adaptivity in explicit nonlinear finite element simulation of quasi-static problems

Computers and Structures

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 627-644

  Mathisen, Kjell M ^a   Hopperstad, Odd S ^a   Okstad, Knut M ^a   Berstad, Torodd ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VECTORS;

DISCRETIZATION ERROR; ERROR ESTIMATION; QUASI STATIC PROBLEMS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE LS-DYNA;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032590868     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(98)00328-9     Document Type: Article

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