SUMMARYA technique for refining three-dimensional tetrahedral meshes is proposed in this paper. The proposed technique is capable of treating arbitrary unstructured tetrahedral meshes, convex or non-convex with multiple regions resulting in high quality constrained Delaunay triangulations. The tetrahedra generated are of high quality (nearly equilateral). Sliver tetrahedra, which present a real problem to many algorithms are not produced with the new method. The key to the generation of high quality tetrahedra is the iterative application of a set of topological transformations based on the Voronoi-Delaunay theory and a reposition of nodes technique. The computational requirements of the proposed technique are in linear relationship with the number of nodes and tetrahedra, making it ideal for direct employment in a fully automatic finite element analysis system for 3-D adaptive mesh refinement. Application to some test problems is presented to show the effectiveness and applicability of the new method.
SUMMARYAn adaptive mesh refinement scheme in the finite element method is presented in this paper. The new criterion Bdiff for adaptive refinement is tested for its validity. A technique for approximating curved boundaries employing the concept of triangle subdivision in conjunction with Delauney triangulation is also considered, so that the mesh produced is optimal. The implementation of the adaptive mesh refinement criterion in conjunction with the proposed technique of including the curved boundaries in the finite element model is described in detail and several examples of its application are given by way of illustration.
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