Factors affecting accuracy of radial point interpolation meshfree method for 3-D solid mechanics

Recently,the radial point interpolation meshfree method has gained popularity owing to its advantages in large deformation and discontinuity problems,however,the accuracy of this method depends on many factors and their influences are not fully investigated yet.In this work,three main factors,i.e.,the shape parameters,the influence domain size,and the nodal distribution,on the accuracy of the radial point interpolation method(RPIM)are systematically studied and conclusive results are obtained.First,the effect of shape parameters(R,q)of the multi-quadric basis function on the accuracy of RPIM is examined via global search.A new interpolation error index,closely related to the accuracy of RPIM,is proposed.The distribution of various error indexes on the R q plane shows that shape parameters q[1.2,1.8]and R[0,1.5]can give good results for general 3-D analysis.This recommended range of shape parameters is examined by multiple benchmark examples in 3D solid mechanics.Second,through numerical experiments,an average of 30 40 nodes in the influence domain of a Gauss point is recommended for 3-D solid mechanics.Third,it is observed that the distribution of nodes has significant effect on the accuracy of RPIM although it has little effect on the accuracy of interpolation.Nodal distributions with better uniformity give better results.Furthermore,how the influence domain size and nodal distribution affect the selection of shape parameters and how the nodal distribution affects the choice of influence domain size are also discussed.

An improved local radial point interpolation method for transient heat conduction analysis

The smoothing thin plate spline （STPS） interpolation using the penalty function method according to the optimization theory is presented to deal with transient heat conduction problems. The smooth conditions of the shape functions and derivatives can be satisfied so that the distortions hardly occur. Local weak forms are developed using the weighted residual method locally from the partial differential equations of the transient heat conduction. Here the Heaviside step function is used as the test function in each sub-domain to avoid the need for a domain integral. Essential boundary conditions can be implemented like the finite element method （FEM） as the shape functions possess the Kronecker delta property. The traditional two-point difference method is selected for the time discretization scheme. Three selected numerical examples are presented in this paper to demonstrate the availability and accuracy of the present approach comparing with the traditional thin plate spline （TPS） radial basis functions.

Three-dimensional magnetotelluric forward modeling using structural-point EFGM and FEM coupling method

In this paper,the authors propose a method of three-dimensional(3D)magnetotelluric(MT)forward modeling algorithm based on the meshfree and finite element coupling method.The model is discretized by regular nodes in the central area,and the radial point interpolation method(RPIM)based on the global weakness is utilized to construct the meshfree shape function.The Governing equations in each background gird are solved by Gaussian integration.In the extended area where the points are sparsely distributed,to avoid the instability of the meshfree method,finite element method(FEM)with regular grids is used to solve the governing equation.Finally,the meshfree and finite element governing equations are coupled by the continuity of the field at the interfaces,and the direct solution technique is used to realize the 3D MT forward modeling.Numerical experiments of several typical electrical models are used to verify the effectiveness of the method.

On the Factors Affecting the Accuracy and Robustness of Smoothed-Radial Point Interpolation Method

In order to overcome the possible singularity associated with the Point Interpolation Method(PIM),the Radial Point Interpolation Method(RPIM)was proposed by G.R.Liu.Radial basis functions(RBF)was used in RPIM as basis functions for interpolation.All these radial basis functions include shape parameters.The choice of these shape parameters has been and stays a problematic theme in RBF approximation and interpolation theory.The object of this study is to contribute to the analysis of how these shape parameters affect the accuracy of the radial PIM.The RPIM is studied based on the global Galerkin weak form performed using two integration technics:classical Gaussian integration and the strain smoothing integration scheme.The numerical performance of this method is tested on their behavior on curve fitting,and on three elastic mechanical problems with regular or irregular nodes distributions.A range of recommended shape parameters is obtained from the analysis of different error indexes and also the condition number of the matrix system.All resulting RPIM methods perform very well in term of numerical computation.The Smoothed Radial Point Interpolation Method(SRPIM)shows a higher accuracy,especially in a situation of distorted node scheme.

ELASTIC DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF MODERATELY THICK PLATE USING MESHLESS LRPIM

A meshless local radial point interpolation method （LRPIM） for solving elastic dy-namic problems of moderately thick plates is presented in this paper. The discretized system equation of the plate is obtained using a locally weighted residual method. It uses a radial basis function （RBF） coupled with a polynomial basis function as a trial function,and uses the quartic spline function as a test function of the weighted residual method. The shape function has the properties of the Kronecker delta function,and no additional treatment is done to impose essen-tial boundary conditions. The Newmark method for solving the dynamic problem is adopted in computation. Effects of sizes of the quadrature sub-domain and influence domain on the dynamic properties are investigated. The numerical results show that the presented method can give quite accurate results for the elastic dynamic problem of the moderately thick plate.

Analysis of large deformation geotechnical problems using implicit generalized interpolation material point method

This paper presents a quasi-static implicit generalized interpolation material point method(i GIMP)with B-bar approach for large deformation geotechnical problems.The i GIMP algorithm is an extension of the implicit material point method(iMPM).The global stiffness matrix is formed explicitly and the Newton-Raphson iterative method is used to solve the equilibrium equations.Where possible,the implementation procedure closely follows standard finite element method(FEM)approaches to allow easy conversion of other FEM codes.The generalized interpolation function is assigned to eliminate the inherent cell crossing noise within conventional MPM.For the first time,the B-bar approach is used to overcome volumetric locking in standard GIMP method for near-incompressible non-linear geomechanics.The proposed i GIMP was tested and compared with i MPM and analytical solutions via a 1 D column compression problem.Results highlighted the superiority of the i GIMP approach in reducing stress oscillations,thereby improving computational accuracy.Then,elasto-plastic slope stabilities and rigid footing problems were considered,further illustrating the ability of the proposed method to overcome volumetric locking due to incompressibility.Results showed that the proposed i GIMP with B-bar approach can be used to simulate geotechnical problems with large deformations.

Sensitivity analysis of composite laminated plates with bonding imperfection in Hamilton system

Sensitivity analysis of composite laminated plates with bonding imperfection is carried out based on the radial point interpolation method （RPIM） in a Hamilton system. A set of hybrid governing equations of response and sensitivity quantities is reduced using the spring-layer model and the modified Hellinger-Reissner （H-R） variational principle. The analytical method （AM）, the semi-analytical method （SAM）, and the finite difference method （FDM） are used for sensitivity analysis based on the reduced set of hybrid governing equations. A major advantage of the hybrid governing equations is that the convolution algorithm is avoided in sensitivity analysis. In addition, sensitivity analysis using this set of hybrid governing equations can obtain response values and sensitivity coefficients simultaneously, and accounts for bonding imperfection of composite laminated plates.

MESHLESS METHOD OF DUAL RECIPROCITY HYBRID RADIAL BOUNDARY NODE METHOD FOR ELASTICITY

Combining the radial point interpolation method （RPIM）, the dual reciprocity method （DRM） and the hybrid boundary node method （HBNM）, a dual reciprocity hybrid radial boundary node method （DHRBNM） is proposed for linear elasticity. Compared to DHBNM, RPIM is exploited to replace the moving least square （MLS） in DHRBNM, and it gets rid of the deficiency of MLS approximation, in which shape functions lack the delta function property, the boundary condition can not be applied easily and directly and it＇s computational expense is high. Besides, different approximate functions are discussed in DRM to get the interpolation property, in which the accuracy and efficiency for different basis functions are compared. Then RPIM is also applied in DRM to replace the conical function interpolation, which can greatly improve the accuracy of the present method. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the present method, DHBNM is applied for comparison, and some numerical examples of 2-D elasticity problems show that the present method is much more effective than DHBNM.

Application of the extended traction boundary element-free method to the fracture of two-dimensional infinite magnetoelectroelastic solid

A novel extended traction boundary element-free method is proposed to analyze the crack problems of two-dimensional infinite magnetoelectroelastic solid.An extended traction boundary integral equation only involving Cauchy singularity is firstly derived.Then,the extended dislocation densities on the crack surface are expressed as the combination of a characteristic term and unknown weight functions,and the radial point interpolation method is adopted to approximate the unknown weight functions.The numerical scheme of the extended traction boundary element-free method is further established,and an effective numerical procedure is used to evaluate the Cauchy singular integrals.Finally,the stress intensity factor,electric displacement intensity factor and magnetic induction intensity factor are computed for some selected crack problems that contain straight,curved and branched cracks,and good numerical results are obtained.At the same time,the fracture properties of these crack problems are discussed.

Analysis of antisym metric cross-ply laminates using high-order shear deformation theories:a meshless approach

For many years finite element method(FEM)was the chosen numerical method for the analysis of composite structures.However,in the last 20 years,the scientific community has witnessed the birth and development of several meshless methods,which are more flexible and equally accurate numerical methods.The meshless method used in this work is the natural neighbour radial point interpolation method(NNRPIM).In order to discretize the problem domain,the NNRPIM only requires an unstructured nodal distribution.Then,using the Voronoi mathematical concept,it enforces the nodal connectivity and constructs the background integration mesh.The NNRPIM shape functions are constructed using the radial point interpolation technique.In this work,the displacement field of composite laminated plates is defined by high-order shear deformation theories.In the end,several antisymmetric cross-ply laminates were analysed and the NNRPIM solutions were compared with the literature.The obtained results show the efficiency and accuracy of the NNRPIM formulation.