Automatic finite element modelling: geometry control for direct models
M.S. Shephard
(Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and Center for Interactive Computer Graphics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 12180–3590, USA)
P.L. Baehmann
(Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and Center for Interactive Computer Graphics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 12180–3590, USA)
K.R. Grice
(Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and Center for Interactive Computer Graphics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 12180–3590, USA)
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Abstract
The general structure of geometrically‐based automatic finite element modelling systems is discussed. The development of a specific system employing the modified‐quadtree and modified‐octree mesh generators is presented. The application of this approach to metal forming analysis is then given.
Citation
Shephard, M.S., Baehmann, P.L. and Grice, K.R. (1987), "Automatic finite element modelling: geometry control for direct models", Engineering Computations, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 119-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023690
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1987, MCB UP Limited