A suitable low-order, tetrahedral finite element for solids

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1785-1805

  Key, S W ^a   Heinstein, M W ^a   Stone, C M ^a   Mello, F J ^a   Blanford, M L ^a   Budge, K G ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hourglass control; Lumped mass; Solid finite element; Tetrahedral finite element; Transient dynamics

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; SOLIDS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

HOURGLASS CONTROL; SOLID FINITE ELEMENTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0032656225     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19990430)44:12<1785::AID-NME561>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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