Efficient block preconditioners for the numerical modelling of geological faults

12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 244-250

  Ferronato, M ^a   Gambolati, G ^a   Janna, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interface finite elements; Iterative solver; Preconditioning

Indexed keywords

CHOLESKY FACTORIZATIONS; CONTACT ELEMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; GEOLOGICAL FAULT; ILL-CONDITIONED; INTERFACE FINITE ELEMENT; ITERATIVE SOLVERS; PRECONDITIONERS; PRECONDITIONING; STIFFNESS MATRICES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMECHANICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

FAULTING;

EID: 84869829793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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