A node-based smoothed finite element method (NS-FEM) for upper bound solution to visco-elastoplastic analyses of solids using triangular and tetrahedral meshes

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 199, Issue 45-48, 2010, Pages 3005-3027

  Nguyen Thoi, T ^a,b   Vu Do, H C ^a   Rabczuk, T ^c   Nguyen Xuan, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Viet Nam)

^b TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element method (FEM); Meshfree methods; Node based smoothed finite element method (NS FEM); Numerical methods; Upper bound; Visco elastoplastic analyses

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DISPLACEMENTS AND STRESS; DUAL FORMULATIONS; ELASTO-PLASTIC ANALYSIS; FLOW RULES; ISOTROPIC HARDENINGS; LINEAR KINEMATICS; MATERIAL BEHAVIOR; MATRIX; MESH-FREE METHOD; NODE-BASED SMOOTHED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; RELATIVE ERRORS; SOLID MECHANICS; STRESS VARIABLES; SYSTEM STIFFNESS; TETRAHEDRAL MESHES; UPPER BOUND; UPPER BOUND SOLUTION; YIELD FUNCTION;

ELASTICITY; ELASTOPLASTICITY; HARDENING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASTICITY; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 78549234650     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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