Measuring convergence of mixed finite element discretizations: An application to shell structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 8-11, 2003, Pages 639-654

  Hiller, Jean François ^a   Bathe, Klaus Jürgen ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POISSON RATIO;

DISCRETIZATIONS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0037401591     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(03)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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