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On shape sensitivity and patch test requirements of incompatible quadrilateral elements in physical coordinates

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Remark by the Editor Franz Ziegler: The author of the cited references [1] and [2], Prof. Gautam Dasgupta, has been invited to submit a “Reply by the Author” but did not submit his comments to this Letter. He has presented comments in the course of the reviewing process that are not in the form to be published. Consequently, we cannot follow his recently submitted wishes.

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Fotiu, P.A. On shape sensitivity and patch test requirements of incompatible quadrilateral elements in physical coordinates. Acta Mech 226, 55–62 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-014-1154-9

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