A FINITE-VOLUME FORMAT FOR STRUCTURAL MECHANICS

Authors
ONATE E CERVERA M ZIENKIEWICZ OC
Citation
E. Onate et al., A FINITE-VOLUME FORMAT FOR STRUCTURAL MECHANICS, International journal for numerical methods in engineering, 37(2), 1994, pp. 181-201
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering",Engineering,Mathematics
Journal title
International journal for numerical methods in engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00295981
Volume
37
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
181 - 201
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-5981(1994)37:2<181:AFFFSM>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A general Finite Volume Method (FVM) for the analysis of structural pr oblems is presented. It is shown that the FVM can be considered to be a particular case of finite elements with a non-Galerkin weighting. Fo r structural analysis this can readily be interpreted as equivalent to the unit displacement method which involves mainly surface integrals. Both displacement and mixed FV formulations are presented for static and dynamic problems.