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A finite volume format for structural mechanics
Author(s) -
Oñate E.,
Cervera M.,
Zienkiewicz O. C.
Publication year - 1994
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.1620370202
Subject(s) - finite volume method , finite element method , displacement (psychology) , weighting , galerkin method , mathematics , volume (thermodynamics) , mathematical analysis , structural engineering , mechanics , physics , engineering , thermodynamics , psychology , acoustics , psychotherapist
A general Finite Volume Method (FVM) for the analysis of structural problems is presented. It is shown that the FVM can be considered to be a particular case of finite elements with a non‐Galerkin weighting. For structural analysis this can readily be interpreted as equivalent to the unit displacement method which involves mainly surface integrals. Both displacement and mixed FV formulations are presented for static and dynamic problems.