Automatic generation of shape functions for finite element analysis using REDUCE
Christine Barbier
(Computer Centre, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK)
Philip J. Clark
(Department of Marine Technology, University of Newcastle‐upon‐Tyne, Newcastle‐upon‐Tyne NE1 7RU, UK)
Peter Bettess
(Department of Marine Technology, University of Newcastle‐upon‐Tyne, Newcastle‐upon‐Tyne NE1 7RU, UK)
Jacqueline A. Bettess
(Computer Centre, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK)
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Abstract
The use of algebraic languages such as REDUCE makes possible the automatic generation, from fairly concise data, of the main families of two and three dimensional C0 continuous finite element shape functions, with a high confidence in their correctness. This paper gives a tutorial introduction to the REDUCE language and describes how it was used to generate shape function routines.
Citation
Barbier, C., Clark, P.J., Bettess, P. and Bettess, J.A. (1990), "Automatic generation of shape functions for finite element analysis using REDUCE", Engineering Computations, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 349-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023822
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1990, MCB UP Limited