A new finite point generation scheme using metric specifications

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1423-1444

  Lee, C K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Finite point mesh generation; Grid generation; Meshless methods; Metric specification

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FINITE POINT MESH GENERATION; GRID GENERATION; METRIC SPECIFICATION;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0033700051     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0207(20000810)48:10<1423::AID-NME948>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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