Z. D. Han1, S. N. Atluri1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.6, No.2, pp. 169-188, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2004.006.169
Abstract Three different truly Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) methods are developed for solving 3D elasto-static problems. Using the general MLPG concept, these methods are derived through the local weak forms of the equilibrium equations, by using different test functions, namely, the Heaviside function, the Dirac delta function, and the fundamental solutions. The one with the use of the fundamental solutions is based on the local unsymmetric weak form (LUSWF), which is equivalent to the local boundary integral equations (LBIE) of the elasto-statics. Simple formulations are derived for the LBIEs in which only weakly-singular integrals are included for a simple numerical implementation.… More >