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Automatic reduction of frontwidth for finite element analysis
Author(s) -
Razzaque Abdur
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.1620150904
Subject(s) - finite element method , polygon mesh , reduction (mathematics) , scheme (mathematics) , computer science , reliability (semiconductor) , algorithm , mixed finite element method , mathematics , structural engineering , engineering , geometry , mathematical analysis , physics , computer graphics (images) , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
An algorithm is presented for reducing the frontwidth of finite element meshes. The technique takes an arbitrary input scheme and reorders the elements so as to reduce the frontwidth. A number of examples are presented to demonstrate the reliability and effectiveness of the method.