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In solving an engineering problem with the finite element method (FEM), the domain is discretized by employing elements. The characteristics of the problem dictate the dimensionality of the problem, i.e., one, two, or three dimensional.
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Madenci, E., Guven, I. (2015). Fundamentals of Discretization. In: The Finite Element Method and Applications in Engineering Using ANSYS®. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7550-8_3
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