Guaranteed computable error bounds for conforming and nonconforming finite element analyses in planar elasticity

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1114-1157

  Ainsworth, Mark ^a   Rankin, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

a posteriori error bounds; Elasticity; Finite element

Indexed keywords

A POSTERIORI ERROR BOUNDS; COMPUTABLE ERROR BOUNDS; ENERGY NORM; FINITE ELEMENT; HIGHER ORDER; LOWER BOUNDS; NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENT; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; POSTERIORI ERROR; POSTERIORI ERROR ESTIMATOR; SECOND ORDERS; UPPER BOUND;

ELASTICITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77952002100     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2799     Document Type: Article

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