Reduced integration in FEM is often used for preventing so-called 'locking' of elements. In the paper, the properties of isoparametricelements with different order of Gauss-Legendre integration wereinvestigated. Their behaviour was demonstrated on several creep problems.
Reduced integration in FEM is often used for preventing so-called 'locking' of elements. In the paper, the properties of isoparametricelements with different order of Gauss-Legendre integration wereinvestigated. Their behaviour was demonstrated on several creep problems. (en)