M. Khezri1, Z. Vrcelj1, M.A. Bradford1,2
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.87, No.4, pp. 271-306, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2012.087.271
Abstract A finite strip method (FSM) utilising the generalised reproducing kernel particle method (RKPM) [Behzadan, Shodja, and Khezri (2011)] is developed for the bending analysis of thin plates. In this innovative approach, the spline functions in the conventional spline finite strip method (SFSM) are replaced with generalised RKPM 1-D shape functions in the longitudinal direction, while the transverse cubic functions which are used in the conventional formulations are retained. Since the generalised RKPM is one of the class of meshfree methods which deal efficiently with derivative-type essential boundary conditions, its introduction in the FSM is beneficial for solving boundary value problems… More >
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