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The Multi-Horizon Peridynamics

Ali Jenabidehkordi^1,2, Timon Rabczuk^1,2,*
1 Division of Computational Mechanics, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
2 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
* Corresponding Author: Timon Rabczuk. Email: .
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Recent Developments on Peridynamics)

Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2019, 121(2), 493-500. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2019.07942

Abstract

We present a novel refinement approach in peridynamics (PD). The proposed approach takes advantage of the PD flexibility in choosing the shape of the horizon by introducing multiple domains (with no intersections) to the nodes of the refinement zone. We will show that no ghost forces are needed when changing the horizon sizes in both subdomains. The approach is applied to both bond-based and state-based peridynamics and verified for a simple wave propagation refinement problem illustrating the efficiency of the method.

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Keywords

Peridynamics, variable horizon size, multi-horizon, ghost force, wave reflection, refinement.

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