A meshfree method: Meshfree weak-strong (MWS) form method, for 2-D solids

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-14

  Liu, G R ^a   Gu, Y T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Collocation method; Computational mechanics; Meshfree method; Meshless method; Numerical analysis; Strong form; Weak form

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRATION; INTERPOLATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COLLOCATION METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; MESHFREE METHOD; MESHLESS METHOD; STRONG-FORM; WEAK-FORM;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 3042847440     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-003-0477-5     Document Type: Article

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