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Optimal Force Method for FEMs: Low Order Elements

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In this chapter force method finite element models comprising of low order elements are presented.

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Kaveh, A. (2014). Optimal Force Method for FEMs: Low Order Elements. In: Computational Structural Analysis and Finite Element Methods. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02964-1_6

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