Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences · 2005 · 84 citations · 2 references
ComputingComputational EngineeringComputational MechanicsFinite Element AnalysisFinite Element MethodsElasticity TheoryFinite Element DiscretizationFinite Element FormulationMesh GenerationMixed Finite Element MethodsSolid Mechanics ApplicationsElasticityElasticity ProblemsFinite Element Methods In ElasticityFinite Element SpacesMixed-element MeshesStress Field EstimationTriangular Elements
We present a family of stable rectangular mixed finite elements for plane elasticity. Each member of the family consists of a space of piecewise polynomials discretizing the space of symmetric tensor fields in which the stress field is sought, and another to discretize the space of vector fields in which the displacement is sought. These may be viewed as analogues in the case of rectangular meshes of mixed finite elements recently proposed for triangular meshes. As for the triangular case the elements are closely related to a discrete version of the elasticity differential complex.
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