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Generation of two‐ and three‐dimensional finite elements
Author(s) -
Boisserie J. M.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620030304
Subject(s) - finite element method , basis (linear algebra) , mathematics , monomial , mathematical analysis , pure mathematics , geometry , structural engineering , engineering
Many of the known finite elements are based on a variational procedure in a functional basis of monomials. The present paper attempts to formulate completely a finite element procedure which is non‐variational on a functional basis which is left to the choice of the user.