Re: finite element limitations??

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From: Fred Walsteijn
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:20

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In <1992Dec14.133530.24703@dutrun2.tudelft.nl> rcpshdb@dutrun2.tudelft.nl (Han de Bruijn) writes:

>In article <1992Dec11.184635@roper.mc.ti.com> Don Rolph:
>> Excellent response - so long as one chooses appropriate shape function
>> (ah now there's the rub!!) FEA methods dont "fail"!

>Sorry Don. The gist of an FEA method is definitely _not_ in an appropriate
>choice of the shape functions. There exist many working FEM methods which
>do not even refer to something like a shape function, yet are successfull.

                                 ^^^^^^^  huh ????

Try to get good results from a linear standard FEM method applied
to the inviscid Burgers' equation.
In this case other basis functions should be used...

Fred -- walsteyn@fys.ruu.nl

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