Extension of the fixed grid finite element method to eigenvalue problems

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 607-617

  Maan, F S ^a   Querin, O M ^a   Barton, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling; Eigenvalue; FEA; Fixed grid finite element analysis; Natural frequency

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GRID COMPUTING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CIRCULAR VOID; FIXED GRID FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 33947418501     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2006.08.026     Document Type: Article

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