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Optimal stress locations in finite element models
Author(s) -
Barlow John
Publication year - 1976
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.1620100202
Subject(s) - finite element method , mixed finite element method , stress (linguistics) , extended finite element method , finite element limit analysis , smoothed finite element method , mathematics , structural engineering , computer science , mathematical optimization , mathematical analysis , engineering , boundary knot method , philosophy , linguistics , boundary element method
The existence of optimal points for calculating accurate stresses within finite element models is discussed. A method for locating such points is proposed and applied to several popular finite elements.