A uniform nodal strain tetrahedron with isochoric stabilization

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-443

  Gee, M W ^a   Dohrmann, C R ^b   Key, S W ^b   Wall, W A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

FInite elasticity; Finite elements; Stabilization; Tetrahedra elements; Uniform strain

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION GRADIENTS; ENERGY CONTRIBUTIONS; FINITE DEFORMATION ELASTICITIES; FINITE ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENTS; LINEAR INTERPOLATIONS; LINEAR TETRAHEDRAL ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; NEAR INCOMPRESSIBILITIES; NODE-BASED; SPURIOUS MODES; STRESS TENSORS; TETRAHEDRA ELEMENTS; TETRAHEDRAL ELEMENTS; UNIFORM STRAIN; VOLUMETRIC LOCKING;

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY;

STABILIZATION;

EID: 64049092338     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2493     Document Type: Article

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