Distance fields on unstructured grids: Stable interpolation, assumed gradients, collision detection and gap function

•Presents asynchronous variational integrators in the context of finite elements with continuous strain fields.•Illustrates an enhanced interpretation of the current space–time front.•Provides a strategy for estimating the critical time step size using CAG elements, nodal integration or SFEM....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wolff, Sebastian, Bucher, Christian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: North-Holland Pub. Co 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3719212/