Studies of refinement and continuity in isogeometric structural analysis

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 41-44, 2007, Pages 4160-4183

  Cottrell, J A ^a   Hughes, T J R ^a   Reali, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity; Finite element analysis; Isogeometric analysis; k Method; p Method; Refinement; Shells; Singularities; Smoothness; Structural eigenvalue problems

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SURFACES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK; STRUCTURAL EIGENVALUE PROBLEMS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SURFACES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 34547629767     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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