Methods for connecting dissimilar three-dimensional finite element meshes

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1057-1080

  Dohrmann, C R ^a   Key, S W ^a   Heinstein, M W ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraint equations; Dissimilar meshes; Finite elements; Uniform strain

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT EQUATIONS; DISSIMILAR MESHES;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELASTICITY; STRAIN;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0034135431     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(20000220)47:5<1057::AID-NME821>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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