AN AUTOMATIC FEM MESH GENERATION ON JOINT NETWORK
在节理网络图上全自动生成有限元网格

A method to automatically generate a FEM mesh on a joint network is proposed and implemented through programming. The whole domain including joint network is first transferred, according to a method, into simplyconnected domains. Then triangle elements are generated by the advancing front method. Joint elements are created on joints. All the triangle elements and joint elements form a mesh for the whole domain. Examples indicate that the proposed method and program are practical.