What is Finite Element Method

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Mathematical technique to solve complex problems in which a physical domain is spatially discretized (meshed) and solved by numerical methods. Learn more in: New Perspectives in Rheoencephalography

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Is a numerical analysis technique used to model a wide variety of physical problems. The method starts discretizating the structure into a series of elements connected at specific nodes. The method requires that the solution is continuous along common boundaries of adjacent elements. Learn more in: Structural Identification and Numerical Models for Slender Historical Structures

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Numerical technique used for finding approximate solution of partial differential equations (PDE) as well as of integral equations. The solution approach is based either on eliminating the differential equation completely (steady state problems), or rendering the PDE into an equivalent ordinary differential equation, which is then solved using standard techniques such as finite differences. Learn more in: Energy Minimizing Active Models in Artificial Vision

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Finite element method allows the calculation of diffusion in complex spaces by discretizing the continuous computational domain. The diffusion equation is then solved as a series of differential equations in each discretized element of the domain. Learn more in: EONS an Online Synaptic Modeling Platform

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Numerical method for finding approximate solutions to partial differential equations. The original problem domain is subdivided into smaller and simpler parts, called finite elements, and variational techniques are used to minimize an associated error function. Learn more in: Emerging Technologies for the Seismic Assessment of Historical Churches: The Case of the Bell Tower of the Cathedral of Matera, Southern Italy

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A numerical technique applied to solve large and complicated problems in structural engineering and mechanics. It subdivides the domain (structure) into simpler parts and, as a rule, uses variational methods to solve the problem by minimizing an associated error function. Learn more in: Performance of a Post-Byzantine Triple-Domed Basilica under Near and Far Fault Seismic Loads: Analysis and Intervention