Equilibrium Finite Element Formulations is an up to date exposition on hybrid equilibrium finite elements, which are based on the direct approximation of the stress fields. The focus is on their derivation and on the advantages that strong forms of equilibrium can have, either when used independently or together with the more conventional displacement based elements. These elements solve two important problems of concern to computational structural mechanics: a rational basis for error estimation, which leads to bounds on quantities of interest that are vital for verification of the output and provision of outputs immediately useful to the engineer for structural design and assessment.
A comprehensive treatment of the theory and practice of equilibrium finite element analysis in the context of solid and structural mechanics
The next UKACM conference will take place in Birmingham, 11-13 April 2017.
Dr Antonio J. Gil, Associate Professor at Swansea University, has been awarded the O. C. Zienkiewicz award.
The Hartree Centre Summer Schools are back for 2016, and they are bigger and better than ever!
The International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) and the Korean Society for Computational Mechanics (KSCM) are pleased to announce the joint organization of 12th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XII) and 6th Asia-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM VI) .