Automatic mesh generation of quadrilateral elements using intelligent local approach

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 125-138

  Yoshimura, Shinobu ^a   Wada, Yoshitaka ^a   Yagawa, Genki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advancing front technique; Fuzzy knowledge processing; Mesh generation; Quadrilateral elements

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASPECT RATIO; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUZZY SETS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

ADVANCING FRONT TECHNIQUE; FUZZY KNOWLEDGE PROCESSING; GEOMETRICAL CONSTRAINTS; MESH GENERATION; QUADRILATERAL ELEMENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0033170334     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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