The finite element patch test revisited. A computer test for convergence, validation and error estimates

DOI10.1016/S0045-7825(97)00085-6zbMath0918.73134MaRDI QIDQ1387976

O. C. Zienkiewicz, Robert L. Taylor

Publication date: 10 August 1999

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

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74S05: Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics

65N15: Error bounds for boundary value problems involving PDEs

65N12: Stability and convergence of numerical methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs

65N30: Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs

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