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Towards a systematic method

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The chapter makes a small extension to the work. The boundary conditions are generalised to include conditions on the derivative of the problem variable, and this results in further terms being added to the functional. The idea of a general element, to which each particular element may relate, is introduced. The ideas that the chapter emphasises are:

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

    David Henwood

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea, UK

    Javier Bonet

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© 1998 David Henwood and Javier Bonet

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Henwood, D., Bonet, J. (1998). Towards a systematic method. In: Finite Elements. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13898-2_3

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13898-2_3

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave, London

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