A posteriori error estimation techniques in practical finite element analysis

Computers and Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 235-265

  Grätsch, Thomas ^a   Bathe, Klaus Jürgen ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

A posteriori error estimation; Dual problem; Finite element analysis; Goal oriented error estimation; Practical procedures

Indexed keywords

A POSTERIORI ERROR ESTIMATION; DUAL PROBLEMS; GOAL-ORIENTED ERROR ESTIMATION; PRACTICAL PROCEDURES;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GREEN'S FUNCTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ERROR ANALYSIS;

EID: 11344266086     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.08.011     Document Type: Review

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