All-hexahedral remeshing for the finite element analysis of metal forming processes

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 666-679

  Fernandes, J L M ^a   Martins, P A F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hexahedral elements; Metal forming; Remeshing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; METAL FORMING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BOUNDARY MESH LINKING; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION; HEXAHEDRAL ELEMENTS; REMESHING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 34147118670     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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