Edge-based smoothed point interpolation methods

International Journal of Computational Methods

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 621-646

  Liu, G R ^a,b   Zhang, G Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Edge based strain smoothing; Finite element method (FEM); Meshfree method; Point interpolation method (PIM); Weakened weak form (W2)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; EDDY CURRENTS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; INTERMODULATION; INTERMODULATION MEASUREMENT; INTERPOLATION; MECHANICS; STRAIN;

EDGE-BASED STRAIN SMOOTHING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM); MESHFREE METHOD; POINT INTERPOLATION METHOD (PIM); WEAKENED WEAK FORM (W2);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 56649092065     PISSN: 02198762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219876208001662     Document Type: Article

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