Numerical modeling of functionally graded materials using a variational formulation

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 4-6, 2012, Pages 377-390

  Abali, B E ^a   Vollmecke C ^a   Woodward, B ^b   Kashtalyan, M ^b   Guz, I ^b   Muller W H ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Functionally graded materials; Heterogeneous materials; Variational formulation

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS; MATERIAL COEFFICIENTS; VARIATIONAL FORMULATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMICS;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS;

EID: 84868555143     PISSN: 09351175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00161-012-0244-y     Document Type: Article

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