Shape-free finite element method: another way between mesh and mesh-free methods

DOI10.1155/2013/491626zbMath1296.74106OpenAlexW2017516202WikidataQ59028051 ScholiaQ59028051MaRDI QIDQ460006

Yan Shang, Song Cen, Ming-Jue Zhou

Publication date: 13 October 2014

Published in: Mathematical Problems in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/491626

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30)

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Uses Software

• FEAPpv

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