A modeling methodology for finite element mesh generation of multi-region models with parametric surfaces

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 907-918

  Lira, William M ^a   Cavalcanti, Paulo Roma ^b   Coelho, Luiz C G ^a   Martha, Luiz F ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Finite element mesh generation; Multi region non manifold modeling; Object oriented programming; Parametric surfaces

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERPOLATION; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS ANALYSIS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TOPOLOGY;

FINITE-ELEMENT MESH GENERATION; MULTI-REGION NON-MANIFOLD MODELING; PARAMETRIC SURFACES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 1642319407     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0097-8493(02)00179-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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