Large-scale 3D random polycrystals for the finite element method: Generation, meshing and remeshing

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 200, Issue 17-20, 2011, Pages 1729-1745

  Quey, R ^a,b   Dawson, P R ^a   Barbe, F ^c  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b LCG   (France)

^c Université de Rouen   (France)

Author keywords

Crystal plasticity; Finite element method; Meshing; Polycrystal; Remeshing; Voronoi tessellation

Indexed keywords

A-PLANE; CRYSTAL PLASTICITY; ELEMENT QUALITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATION; HIGH QUALITY; LARGE STRAINS; MESH QUALITY; MESHING; MESHING ALGORITHM; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; OPEN-SOURCE; RANDOM POLYCRYSTALS; REMESHING; STATE VARIABLES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VORONOI TESSELLATIONS;

ALGORITHMS; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTICITY; POLYCRYSTALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 79951959188     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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