A novel scheme of strain-constructed point interpolation method for static and dynamic mechanics problems

International Journal of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 233-258

  Liu, G R ^a,b   Zhang, G Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

gradient smoothing; meshfree method; Numerical method; point interpolation method; strain construction; weakened weak form

Indexed keywords

DISCRETIZED SYSTEMS; DISPLACEMENT FIELD; DYNAMIC PROBLEM; EDGE-BASED; ENERGY MODES; FEM MODELS; FREE AND FORCED VIBRATION ANALYSIS; FREE AND FORCED VIBRATIONS; GALERKIN; GENERALIZED GRADIENTS; GRADIENT SMOOTHING; KRONECKER DELTA; LINEAR INTERPOLATION; LINEAR STRAIN FIELD; MESH-FREE METHOD; MIDDLE POINTS; NODE-BASED; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PATCH TESTS; POINT INTERPOLATION METHOD; SHAPE FUNCTIONS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; SUPER-CONVERGENCE; TRIANGULAR MESHES; WEAK FORM;

CELLS; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; DELTA FUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; INTERPOLATION; STRAIN; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 77952877778     PISSN: 17588251     EISSN: 1758826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1758825109000083     Document Type: Article

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