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On the automatic selection of independent displacement variables in general purpose finite element codes

✍ Scribed by John Barlow


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1973
Tongue
English
Weight
414 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
0029-5981

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✦ Synopsis


Abstract

The problem of generation of surplus displacement variables in general purpose finite element codes, using the displacement method, is discussed. A method of automatic selection of independent variables is proposed which eliminates abortive computer runs from this source and saves engineer data preparation. Extensions of the algorithm are outlined and the uniqueness of solution demonstrated by an example.