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Advances in the Base Force Element Method

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This chapter will introduce the research background of the Base Force Element Method.

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Peng, Y., Liu, Y. (2019). Introduction. In: Advances in the Base Force Element Method. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5776-3_1

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