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This paper presents an algorithm for the automatic renumbering of elements prior to the solution by the frontal technique in finite element analysis. The method is based on a modified King's algorithm and is shown to be extremely efficient and consistent in obtaining a small frontwidth.
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Ong, J.H. An algorithm for frontwidth reduction. J Sci Comput 2, 159–173 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01061484
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01061484