Enhancing isogeometric analysis by a finite element-based local refinement strategy

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 213-216, Issue , 2012, Pages 168-182

  Kleiss, Stefan K ^a   Jüttler, Bert ^a   Zulehner, Walter ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptive refinement; Isogeometric analysis; Local refinement; NURBS; T mesh

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE REFINEMENT; ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS; LOCAL REFINEMENT; NURBS; T-MESH;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; INTERPOLATION; LAPLACE EQUATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84855762474     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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