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Geometrically similar elements
Author(s) -
Hall Charles A.
Publication year - 1978
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.1620120512
Subject(s) - finite element method , simple (philosophy) , mathematics , ordinate , scaling , mathematical analysis , stiffness , geometry , structural engineering , engineering , philosophy , epistemology
Finite element analyses sometimes involve elements that are simple rescalings of each other. A useful relation is derived between the stiffness matrices of elements which differ by the same scaling factor in all co‐ordinate axes and an application is illustrated.