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On the efficiency and accuracy of the boundary element method and the finite element method
Author(s) -
Mukherjee Subrata,
Morjaria Mahesh
Publication year - 1984
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.1620200309
Subject(s) - finite element method , boundary knot method , extended finite element method , mixed finite element method , boundary element method , element (criminal law) , boundary (topology) , smoothed finite element method , finite element limit analysis , method of fundamental solutions , computer science , mathematics , mathematical optimization , algorithm , mathematical analysis , structural engineering , engineering , political science , law
The efficiency and computational accuracy of the boundary element and finite element methods are compared in this paper. This comparison is carried out by employing different degrees of mesh refinement to solve a specific illustrative problem by the two methods.