SUMMARYA comparative study of error estimators using a patch recovery scheme with those using simple nodal averaging is made for the four-noded Lagrangian quadrilateral element through two plane stress elasticity problems. It is demonstrated that error estimators using a patch recovery scheme are generally more effective and have an estimated stress field that is closer to the exact one than those using simple nodal averaging.KEY WORDS error estimation; super convergent patch recovery scheme
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