A face-based smoothed finite element method (FS-FEM) for 3D linear and geometrically non-linear solid mechanics problems using 4-node tetrahedral elements

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-353

  Nguyen Thoi, T ^a   Liu, G R ^a,b   Lam, K Y ^c   Zhang, G Y ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Face based smoothed finite element method (FS FEM); Finite element method (FEM); Meshfree methods; Numerical methods; Smoothed finite element method (SFEM); Smoothed technique; Tetrahedral elements

Indexed keywords

FACE-BASED SMOOTHED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FS-FEM); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM); MESHFREE METHODS; SMOOTHED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (SFEM); SMOOTHED TECHNIQUE; TETRAHEDRAL ELEMENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; MECHANICS; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 64049100075     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2491     Document Type: Article

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