Numerical conformal mapping method based Voronoi cell finite element model for analyzing microstructures with irregular heterogeneities

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 43, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 504-520

  Tiwary, Abhijeet ^a   Hu, Chao ^a   Ghosh, Somnath ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi resolution wavelets; Numerical conformal mapping; Voronoi cell finite element model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

MICROGRAPHS; MULTI-RESOLUTION WAVELETS; TESSELLATION PROCESS; VORONOI CELL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL (VCFEM);

CONFORMAL MAPPING;

EID: 33947233805     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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