ISSN:
1069-8299
Keywords:
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Technology
Notes:
A posteriori error indicators for strain energy error in finite-element solutions have recently been shown to be effective. A popular error indicator, usually denoted by η, makes use of ‘error energy’, i.e. strain energy associated with the difference between the conventional element stresses σ and a smoothed stress field constructed from σ. It is intended that η be constructed by summing element contributions and that it be applied at the global level. The present study suggests that an error indicator applicable at the element level can be obtained by combining an element value of η with information about stress gradient and strain energy density. It is also shown how the stress gradient information can be used to obtain more accurate stresses at mesh boundaries.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnm.1640090305
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