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European Journal of Computational Mechanics Volume 21, 2012 - Issue 1-2: Special finite elements for advanced modelling of engineering problems
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Polygonal finite elements for three-dimensional Voronoi-cell-based discretisations

Kaliappan Jayabal Institute of Mechanics, TU Dortmund, Leonhard-Euler-Str. 5, D 44227, Dortmund, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andreas Menzel Institute of Mechanics, TU Dortmund, Leonhard-Euler-Str. 5, D 44227, Dortmund, Germany; Division of Solid Mechanics, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, SE 221 00, Lund, Sweden
Pages 92-102 | Published online: 28 Aug 2012

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