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A type of 3 node triangular element is constructed by the Quasi-conforming method, which may be used to solve the equation of a type of inverse problem of wave propagation after Laplace transformation Δu−A 2 u=0. The strains in the element are approximated by an exponential function and the string-net function between neighbouring elements is approximated by one dimensional general solution of the equation. Furthermore the strain field satisfies the equation, and therefore in the derivation of the element formulation, no shape function is needed. In this sense, it is a kind of hybrid element. Compared with the ordinary linear triangular element, the new one features higher precision with coarse meshes. Some numerical tests are presented.
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The project is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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Yingxi, L., Limin, T. A triangular quasi-conforming finite element for transient dynamic analysis. Acta Mech Sinica 6, 59–63 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02488459
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02488459