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The present paper is mainly concerned theoretically with the comparative study on h-convergence of 4-node versus 8-node quadrilateral elements. It is found by the present authors that 8-node quadrilateral elements provided favourably enhances convergence rate over the 4-node ones. The fact is further justified via numerical examinations.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science foundation of China and the Doctoral Programs Foundation of China
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Mei, D., Miyamoto, Y., Benkuan, Z. et al. A comparative study on the h-convergence of 4-node and 8-node quadrilateral elements. Appl Math Mech 17, 9–14 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00131289
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00131289