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An historical note on the finite element method
Author(s) -
Williamson Frank
Publication year - 1980
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.1620150611
Subject(s) - finite element method , calculus (dental) , mixed finite element method , extended finite element method , smoothed finite element method , mathematics , finite element limit analysis , element (criminal law) , computer science , boundary knot method , engineering , structural engineering , boundary element method , medicine , orthodontics , political science , law
Some comparisons between the finite element method and two early methods in the calculus of variations are presented.