A Fourier analysis of spurious mechanisms and locking in the finite element method

DOI10.1016/0045-7825(84)90129-4zbMath0538.73097OpenAlexW2035363901MaRDI QIDQ793569

N. E. Zubov

Publication date: 1984

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-7825(84)90129-4

zbMATH Keywords

characteristic equationsdiscrete filter conceptselement locking phenomenaFourier analysis techniquespurious mechanismsspurious mode carrieruncoupled discrete Fourier operatorsvibration of Timoshenko beamviolating unlocking conditionwave propagation in bar

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Numerical and other methods in solid mechanics (74S99)

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