Internal Cleave and Fill: A Method for Internal Refinement of All-Hexahedral Swept Meshes

Authors

Michael Borden, Brigham Young University
Dr. Steven E. Benzley, Brigham Young University

Keywords

internal cleave and fill, internal refinement, all-hexahedral swept meshes

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Abstract

Three-dimensional finite element analysis (FEA) is an important design tool for scientists and engineers. Before the analysis can begin, a continuous domain must be subdivided into small elements (i.e., finite elements). The process of subdividing a continuous domain is called meshing. There is currently significant research being devoted to the generation of such meshes. Tetrahedral meshes are well developed and have been incorporated in numerous software packages. Hexahedral meshes provide some advantages over tetrahedral meshes but are currently more restrictive in the geometrical shapes they can fill.[1]

Recommended Citation

Borden, Michael and Benzley, Dr. Steven E. (2013) "Internal Cleave and Fill: A Method for Internal Refinement of All-Hexahedral Swept Meshes," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1866.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1866