TY - EJOU AU - Sladek, J. AU - Sladek, V. AU - Atluri, S.N. TI - Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin Method in Anisotropic Elasticity T2 - Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences PY - 2004 VL - 6 IS - 5 SN - 1526-1506 AB - A meshless method based on the local Petrov-Galerkin approach is proposed for solution of static and elastodynamic problems in a homogeneous anisotropic medium. The Heaviside step function is used as the test functions in the local weak form. It is leading to derive local boundary integral equations (LBIEs). For transient elastodynamic problems the Laplace transfor technique is applied and the LBIEs are given in the Laplace transform domain. The analyzed domain is covered by small subdomains with a simple geometry such as circles in 2-d problems. The final form of local integral equations has a pure contour character only in elastostatics. In elastodynamics an additional domain integral is involved due to inertia terms. The moving least square (MLS) method is used for approximation of physical quantities in LBIEs. KW - meshless method KW - local weak form KW - Heaviside step function KW - moving least squares interpolation KW - Laplace transform DO - 10.3970/cmes.2004.006.477