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The techniques known today as finite-element methods (FEM) date back to work conducted between 1940 and 1960 in the field of structural mechanics. The term finite element was introduced by Clough (1960). Nowadays, the FEM is widely used primarily for numerical computations in solid mechanics and can be regarded as a standard tool there.
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Schäfer, M. (2022). Finite-Element Methods. In: Computational Engineering - Introduction to Numerical Methods. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76027-4_5
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