Adaptive finite elements with large aspect ratio based on an anisotropic error estimator involving first order derivatives

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 14-23

  Picasso, M ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

A posteriori error estimates; Adaptive finite elements; Meshes with large aspect ratio

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

A POSTERIORI ERROR ESTIMATES; ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENTS; MESH ASPECT RATIO;

ANISOTROPY;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 33846635611     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2005.11.018     Document Type: Article

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