Curved finite elements of class \(C^ 1\): Implementation and numerical experiments. I: Construction and numerical tests of the interpolation properties (Q1309637)

The aim is to show how to implement some of the methods of curved finite elements of class \(C^ 1\). These methods use curved finite elements which are \(C^ 1\)-compatible with the Argyris triangle. A careful description of the implementation is completed by some numerical experiments which show the very high degree of accuracy of the associated interpolation.