Combining finite and infinite elements: Why do we use infinite idealizations in engineering?

This contribution sheds light on the role of infinite idealization in structural analysis, by exploring how infinite elements and finite element methods are combined in civil engineering models. This combination, I claim, should be read in terms of a 'complementarity function' through which the repr...

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 196; no. 5; pp. 1733 - 1749
Autor principal: De Bianchi, Silvia
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Publicado: Springer Nature May2019
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