In this article, we present a novel nodal integration scheme for meshfree Galerkin methods, which draws on the mathematical framework of the virtual element method. We adopt linear maximum-entropy basis functions for the discretization of field variables, although the proposed scheme is applicable to any linear meshfree approximant. In our approach, the weak form integrals are nodally integrated using nodal representative cells that carry the nodal displacements and state variables such as strains and stresses. The nodal integration is performed using the virtual element decomposition, wherein the bilinear form is decomposed into a consistency part and a stability part that ensure consistency and stability of the method. The performance of the proposed nodal integration scheme is assessed through benchmark problems in linear and nonlinear analyses of solids for small displacements and small-strain kinematics. Numerical results are presented for linear elastostatics and linear elastodynamics and viscoelasticity. We demonstrate that the proposed nodally integrated meshfree method is accurate, converges optimally, and is more reliable and robust than a standard cell-based Gauss integrated meshfree method.

Silva-Valenzuela, R., Ortiz-Bernardin, A., Sukumar, N., Artioli, E., Hitschfeld-Kahler, N. (2019). A nodal integration scheme for meshfree Galerkin methods using the virtual element decomposition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING [10.1002/nme.6304].

A nodal integration scheme for meshfree Galerkin methods using the virtual element decomposition

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Abstract

In this article, we present a novel nodal integration scheme for meshfree Galerkin methods, which draws on the mathematical framework of the virtual element method. We adopt linear maximum-entropy basis functions for the discretization of field variables, although the proposed scheme is applicable to any linear meshfree approximant. In our approach, the weak form integrals are nodally integrated using nodal representative cells that carry the nodal displacements and state variables such as strains and stresses. The nodal integration is performed using the virtual element decomposition, wherein the bilinear form is decomposed into a consistency part and a stability part that ensure consistency and stability of the method. The performance of the proposed nodal integration scheme is assessed through benchmark problems in linear and nonlinear analyses of solids for small displacements and small-strain kinematics. Numerical results are presented for linear elastostatics and linear elastodynamics and viscoelasticity. We demonstrate that the proposed nodally integrated meshfree method is accurate, converges optimally, and is more reliable and robust than a standard cell-based Gauss integrated meshfree method.
2019
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English
maximum-entropy approximants; meshfree Galerkin methods; nodal integration; patch test; stability; virtual element method
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/nme.6304
Silva-Valenzuela, R., Ortiz-Bernardin, A., Sukumar, N., Artioli, E., Hitschfeld-Kahler, N. (2019). A nodal integration scheme for meshfree Galerkin methods using the virtual element decomposition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING [10.1002/nme.6304].
Silva-Valenzuela, R; Ortiz-Bernardin, A; Sukumar, N; Artioli, E; Hitschfeld-Kahler, N
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