On the mechanical inconsistency of symmetrization of unsymmetric coupling matrices for BEFEM discretizations of solids

DOI10.1007/BF00301388zbMath0675.73050MaRDI QIDQ1122397

S. H. Smith

Publication date: 1989

Published in: Computational Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

existence of a load potentialload-stiffness matrixunsymmetric coupling matrixweak form of the traction interface-continuity condition

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