Generalized finite element method in structural nonlinear analysis - A p-adaptive strategy

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-107

  Barros, F B ^a   Proenca S P B ^b   De Barcellos, C S ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Error estimation; Finite element method; Meshless methods; Nonlinear structural analysis

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PLASTICITY; POLYNOMIALS;

ADAPTIVITY; ERROR ESTIMATION; MESHLESS METHODS; NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 3042739425     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-003-0503-7     Document Type: Article

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