A computational approach to handle complex microstructure geometries

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 192, Issue 28-30, 2003, Pages 3163-3177

  Moes N ^a   Cloirec, M ^a   Cartraud, P ^a   Remacle, J F ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE EN GÉNIE CIVIL ET MÉCANIQUE GEM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Homogenization; Periodicity; Surface of discontinuity; X FEM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

COMPLEX MICROSTRUCTURE;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 0041624293     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(03)00346-3     Document Type: Article

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