Locking-free finite element methods for linear and nonlinear elasticity in 2D and 3D

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 41-44, 2007, Pages 4075-4086

  Chavan, K S ^a   Lamichhane, B P ^a   Wohlmuth, B I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hu Washizu formulation; Low order approximations; Mixed finite elements; Uniform convergence

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN;

DISPLACEMENT-BASED DISCRETE FORMULATION; HU-WASHIZU FORMULATION; SAINT-VENANT KIRCHOFF LAW;

ELASTICITY;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN;

EID: 34547580770     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.03.022     Document Type: Article

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