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David R. White

 Member of technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories
Web Page: http://sass577.endo.sandia.gov/~drwhite/
E-mail: drwhite@sandia.gov

MESHING
RESEARCH
CORNER

Borden, Michael, Steven Benzley, Scott A. Mitchell, David R. White and Ray Meyers

    "The Cleave and Fill Tool: An All-Hexahedral Refinement Algorithm for Swept Meshes", Proceedings, 9th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.69-76, October 2000
    keywords:
    • hexahedra
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    • refinement
    • sweeping
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    • cleave and fill
    Abstract
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Kerr, Robert A., Steven E. Benzley , David White and Scott Mitchell
    "A Method For Controlling Skew on Linked Surfaces", Proceedings, 8th International Meshing Roundtable, South Lake Tahoe, CA, U.S.A., pp.377-385, October 1999
    keywords:
    • skew measure
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    • virtual vertex
    • mapped mesh
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    • quality
    • quadrilateral
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    Abstract
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Lai, Mingwu, Steven Benzley and David White
    "Automated hexahedral mesh generation by generalized multiple source to multiple target sweeping", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, John Wiley, Vol 49, Num 1, pp.261-275, September 10-20 2000
    keywords:
    • hexahedra
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    • sweeping
    • multiple source
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    • multuple target
    • multisweep
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    Abstract

Lai, Mingwu, Steven Benzley, and David White
    "Automated Hexahedral Mesh Generation by Generalized Multiple Source to Multiple Target Sweeping", 2nd Symposium on Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation, University of Colorado, Boulder, August 1999
    keywords:
    • hexahedra
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    • sweeping
    Abstract

Owen, Steve J.; White, David R.
    "Mesh-based geometry", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Vol 58, Num 2, pp.375-395, July 2003
    keywords:
    • automatic finite-element mesh generation
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    • boundary representation
    • faceted models
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    • geometry reconstruction
    • non-manifold topology
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    Abstract

Owen, Steven J. and David R. White
    "Mesh-Based Geometry: A Systematic Approach To Constructing Geometry From A Finite Element Mesh", Proceedings, 10th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.83-96, October 7-10 2001
    keywords:
    • geometry reconstruction
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    • remeshing
    • mesh modification
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    • faceted models
    Abstract
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Shepherd, Jason, Scott A. Mitchell, Patrick Knupp, and David White
    "Methods for Multisweep Automation", Proceedings, 9th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.77-87, October 2000
    keywords:
    • hexahedra
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    • sweeping
    • multisweep
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    • automation
    • many-to-many
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    Abstract
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Tautges, Timothy J., David R. White and Robert W. Leland
    "Twelve Ways to Fool the Masses When Describing Mesh Generation Performance", Proceedings, 13th International Meshing Roundtable, Williamsburg, VA, Sandia National Laboratories, SAND #2004-3765C, pp.181-190, September 19-22 2004
    keywords:
    • hexahedra
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    • quadrilateral
    • geometry decomposition
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    • classification
    • overview
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    Abstract
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White, David R. and Paul Kinney
    "Redesign of the Paving Algorithm: Robustness Enhancements through Element by Element Meshing", Proceedings, 6th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.323-335, October 1997
    keywords:
    • advancing front
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    • paving
    • quadrilateral
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    • surface
    Abstract
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White, David R. and Timothy J. Tautges
    "Automatic Scheme Selection for Toolkit Hex Meshing", 2nd Symposium on Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation, University of Colorado, Boulder, August 1999
    keywords:
    • hexahedra
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    • toolkit
    • Cubit
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    • sweeping
    • mapping
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    • sub-mapping
    Abstract

White, David R. and Timothy J. Tautges
    "Automatic scheme selection for toolkit hex meshing", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, John Wiley, Vol 49, Num 1, pp.127-144, September 10-20 2000
    keywords:
    • cubit
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    • mapping
    • submapping
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    • sweeping
    • hexahedra
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    • toolkit
    • scheme selection
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    • auto scheme selection
    Abstract

White, David R., Lai Mingwu, Steven E. Benzley, and Gregory D. Sjaardema
    "Automated Hexahedral Mesh Generation by Virtual Decomposition", Proceedings, 4th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.165-176, October 1995
    keywords:
    • hexahedron
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    • mapped meshing
    • spatial decomposition
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    • sweeping
    Abstract
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White, David R., Robert W. Leland, Sunil Saigal and Steven J. Owen
    "The Meshing Complexity of a Solid: An Introduction", Proceedings, 10th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.373-384, October 7-10 2001
    keywords:
    • meshing complexity
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    • geometric queries
    • medial axis
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    • geometry management
    • topology
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    • complexity
    Abstract
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White, David R., Sunil Saigal, Steven J. Owen
    "Meshing complexity of single part CAD models", Proceedings, 12th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.121-134, Sept. 2003
    keywords:
    • time to mesh
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    • meshing complexity
    • blend detection
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    • geometry clean-up
    • complexity
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    • geometry management
    Abstract
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White, David Roger
    "Automatic, Quadrilateral and Hexahedral Meshing of Pseudo-Cartesian Geometries using Virtual Subdivision", Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, pp.63, June 1996
    keywords:
    • Cubit
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    • hexahedra
    • mapped meshing
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    • quadrilateral
    • sub-mapping
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    Abstract

Whiteley, M., D. White, S. Benzley and T. Blacker
    "Two and Three-Quarter Dimensional Meshing Facilitators", Engineering with Computers, Springer-Verlag, Vol 12, pp.155-167, December 1996
    keywords:
    • hexahedron
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    • mapped
    • submapping
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    Abstract

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