SUMMARYBounds on eigenvalues of various finite element systems are analysed by using an element eigenvalue theorem together with the Global Eigenvalue Theorem. Both two dimensional continuum dynamics and heat conduction problems are considered. These bounds provide stable time steps for explicit time integration schemes. A reduced eigenproblem at element quadrature point level, with all zero eigenvalues suppressed, is also presented in this paper. The simplified eigenproblem results in simple formulas for calculating the eigenvalues.
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