Algorithms for automated meshing and unit cell analysis of periodic composites with hierarchical tri-quadratic tetrahedral elements

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1683-1711

  Kim, Hyung Joo ^a   Swan, Colby C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective properties; Homogenization; Mesh refinement; Particulate composites; Periodic media; Textile composites

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REINFORCEMENT; TEXTILES;

AUTOMATED MESHING; PERIODIC COMPOSITES; UNIT CELL ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

EID: 0344440904     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.828     Document Type: Article

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