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In this study, the stress based finite element method is coupled with the boundary element method in two different ways. In the first one, the ordinary distribution matrix is used for coupling. In the second one, the stress traction equilibrium is used at the interface line of both regions as a new coupling process. This new coupling procedure is presented without a distribution matrix. Several case studies are solved for the validation of the developed coupling procedure. The results of case studies are compared with the distribution matrix coupling, displacement based finite element method, assumed stress finite element method, boundary element method, ANSYS and analytical results whenever possible. It is shown that the coupling of the stress traction equilibrium with assumed stress finite elements gives as accurate results as those by the distribution matrix coupling.
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Ibrahim H., G., Bahattin, K. & Abdullah, A. Coupling of assumed stress finite element and boundary element methods with stress-traction equilibrium. Acta Mech Sinica 20, 76–81 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02493575
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