All-hexahedral element meshing: Generation of the dual mesh by recurrent subdivision

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 182, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 371-378

  Calvo, Nestor A ^a   Idelsohn, Sergio R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dual; Finite Elements; Generation; Hexahedral; Mesh; Non structured

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; GRAPH THEORY; ONE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOPOLOGY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ALL HEXAHEDRAL ELEMENT MESHING; RECURRENT SUBDIVISION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0034141041     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00199-1     Document Type: Article

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