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Error estimation and Adaptivity: Achievements of the last decade

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Computational Mechanics ’95

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The approximation involved in discretizing continuum problems by the finite element method may result in unacceptable errors. Much effort has been directed to keeping such errors under control so that engineering decision can be confidently made. Indeed, ideally the user will seek a solution with an a-priori specific accuracy tolerance to avoid excessive cost of providing an over-accurate solution.

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  1. University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK

    O. C. Zienkiewicz

  2. UES Inc. Annapolis, Maryland, USA

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  1. Computational Modeling Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0356, USA

    S. N. Atluri

  2. Department of Quantum Engineering & Systems Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

    G. Yagawa

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, P.O. Box 1592, Station B, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA

    Thomas Cruse

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Zienkiewicz, O.C., Zhu, J.Z. (1995). Error estimation and Adaptivity: Achievements of the last decade. In: Atluri, S.N., Yagawa, G., Cruse, T. (eds) Computational Mechanics ’95. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79654-8_2

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