A new partition of unity finite element free from the linear dependence problem and possessing the delta property

DOI10.1016/j.cma.2009.11.019zbMath1227.74065MaRDI QIDQ649210

Yongchang Cai, Xiaoying Zhuang, Charles E. Augarde

Publication date: 30 November 2011

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://dro.dur.ac.uk/6750/1/6750.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

interpolation; linear dependence; partition of unity; meshless; PUFEM; delta property; dual local approximation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74K10: Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.)

74S05: Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics

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