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A Unified Approach to Mixed Finite Element Methods: Application to In-Plane Problems

Weissman, Shmuel L.; Taylor, Robert L.

UCB/SEMM-1990/12, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1990-07, 33 pages (500/C23/90/12)

Application of a general method to treat internal constraints within mixed finite element methods is applied to generate four node plane stress - strain elements.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/SEMM/SEMM-90-12.pdf (15 MB)