An Adaptive h-Refinement Algorithm for Local Damage Models

An adaptive mesh refinement strategy is proposed for local damage models that often arise from internal state variable based continuum damage models. The proposed algorithm employs both the finite element method and the finite difference method to integrate the equations of motion of a linear elasti...

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Main Authors: Francesco Costanzo, Jonathan S. Pitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-10-01
Series:Algorithms
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/2/4/1281/