Simplex elements of C0 continuity with varying polynomial degrees
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
- Vol. 11 (1) , 27-38
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.1620110105
Abstract
A hierarchical approach is used to construct the simplex elements which permits easy merging of elements of different orders. The explicit interpolation functions and the algorithm of using such elements are presented.Keywords
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