Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics

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Franco BrezziUniversity of PaviaPavia, Italy

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M. Kojic, K.J. BatheInelastic Analysis of Solids and Structures2005

E.N. Dvorkin, M.B. GoldschmitNonlinear Continua2005

J. IannelliCharacteristics Finite Element Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics2006

Joe Iannelli

Characteristics Finite Element Methodsin Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Professor Dr. Joe IannelliDirector, Centre for AeronauticsSchool of Engineering and Mathematical SciencesCity University10 Northampton SquareLondon, EC1V 0HBUnited Kingdom

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