Development and Application of the P-Version of the Finite Element Method.

Abstract

The p-version of the finite element method is a new, important, computationally efficient, approach to finite element analysis. It is more robust than the conventional h-version and its rate of convergence, for domains with corners and for other singularity problems, is twice that of the h-version. Hierarchic elements which implement the p-version efficiently have been formulated so as to enforce C sub o or C sub 1 continuity in the planar case, and so as to enforce C sub o continuity in three dimensions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 29, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177317

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  • I. N. Katz

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  • University of Washington

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analytic Functions
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Computations
  • Convergence
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Systems Science
  • Three Dimensional

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