Analyzing 2D fracture problems with the improved element-free Galerkin method

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-250

  Zhang, Zan ^a   Liew, K M ^a   Cheng, Yumin ^b   Lee, Y Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Element free Galerkin (EFG) method; Fracture; Improved element free Galerkin (IEFG) method; Improved moving least squares (IMLS) approximation; Meshless method; Moving least squares (MLS) approximation; Weighted orthogonal function

Indexed keywords

GALERKIN METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ELEMENT FREE GALERKIN METHODS (EFG); IMPROVED ELEMENTFREE GALERKIN METHODS (IIFG); IMPROVED MOVING LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATION; MOVING LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATION; WEIGHTED ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 38349104986     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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