The construction of free-free flexibility matrices for multilevel structural analysis

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 191, Issue 19-20, 2002, Pages 2139-2168

  Felippa, C A ^a   Park, K C ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Free free flexibility; Free free stiffness; Generalized inverse; Modified inverse; Parallel processing; Penalty springs; Projectors; Structures; Substructures

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LINEAR EQUATIONS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

SPARSE FACTORIZATION;

MECHANICS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLEXIBILITY; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036501661     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0045-7825(01)00379-6     Document Type: Article

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