The stochastic finite element method: Past, present and future

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 198, Issue 9-12, 2009, Pages 1031-1051

  Stefanou, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Parallel processing; Solution techniques; Stochastic finite elements; Stochastic partial differential equations; Stochastic processes and fields

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING; SOLUTION TECHNIQUES; STOCHASTIC FINITE ELEMENTS; STOCHASTIC PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES AND FIELDS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 58349096698     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.11.007     Document Type: Review

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