Automatic generation of quadrilateral meshes for the finite element analysis of metal forming processes

Finite elements in analysis and design

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-168

  Petersen, S B ^a   Rodrigues, J M C ^a   Martins, P A F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; METAL FORMING; PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

DELAUNAY TRIANGULATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0033879447     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(99)00063-3     Document Type: Article

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