A new approach to the preparation of models for FE analyses

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 166-184

  Leon J C ^a   Fine, L ^b  

^a Domaine Universitaire   (France)

^b Géonuméric   (France)

Author keywords

CAD; Detail removal; Digitized model; Finite Element (FE) analysis; Idealization; Model preparation; Polyhedral model; Shape changes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FEATURE EXTRACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; TOPOLOGY;

DETAIL REMOVAL; DIGITIZED MODEL; IDEALIZATION; MODEL PREPARATION; POLYHEDRAL MODEL; SHAPE CHANGES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 15944418558     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2005.006485     Document Type: Article

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