The complex variable element-free Galerkin (CVEFG) method for two-dimensional elasticity problems

International Journal of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 367-385

  Peng, Miaojuan ^a   Liu, Pei ^a   Cheng, Yumin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

complex variable element free Galerkin (CVEFG) method; complex variable moving least squares (CVMLS) approximation; elasticity; element free Galerkin (EFG) method; meshless method; Moving least squares (MLS) approximation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX VARIABLE; ELEMENT-FREE; GALERKIN; MESH-LESS METHODS; MLS APPROXIMATION; MOVING LEAST SQUARES; MOVING LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATION; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL BASIS FUNCTIONS; TRIAL FUNCTIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELASTICITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL PROBLEM; UNKNOWN COEFFICIENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; GALERKIN METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

EID: 77953162678     PISSN: 17588251     EISSN: 1758826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1758825109000162     Document Type: Article

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