Hexahedral volume coordinate method (HVCM) and improvements on 3D Wilson hexahedral element

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 197, Issue 51-52, 2008, Pages 4531-4548

  Li, Hong Guang ^a,b   Cen, Song ^a   Cen, Zhang Zhi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AVIATION UNIVERSITY OF AIR FORCE   (China)

Author keywords

Finite element; Hexahedral element; Hexahedral volume coordinate method; Mesh distortion

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT; HEXAHEDRAL ELEMENT; HEXAHEDRAL VOLUME COORDINATE METHOD; MESH DISTORTION;

EID: 53549089870     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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