The finite cell method: a review in the context of higher-order structural analysis of CAD and image-based geometric models

DOI10.1007/s11831-014-9115-yzbMath1348.65056OpenAlexW1986814656WikidataQ113323618 ScholiaQ113323618MaRDI QIDQ333303

Dominik Schillinger, Martin Ruess

Publication date: 28 October 2016

Published in: Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-014-9115-y

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) Computer-aided design (modeling of curves and surfaces) (65D17)

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Uses Software

• ISOGAT
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• FCMLab
• IIMPACK
• HYPLAS

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