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Solid finite elements through three decades

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Conventionally, solid finite elements have been looked upon as just generalizations of two-dimensional finite elements. In this article we trace their development starting from the days of their inception. Keeping in tune with our perceptions on developing finite elements, without taking recourse to any extra variational techniques, we discuss a few of the techniques which have been applied to solid finite elements. Finally we critically examine our own work on formulating solid finite elements based on the solutions to the Navier equations.

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Venkatesh, D.N., Shrinivasa, U. Solid finite elements through three decades. Sadhana 19, 271–287 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02811899

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