Numerical methods for static and transient analysis of fracture mechanics problems

• Main Author: Wang, Peng.
• Other Authors: Tseng, Kelvin Kuang Hui
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/12093
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this thesis, the salient features of several approaches under the Meshless Method are distinguished. The general topics for formulation of Reproducing Kernel Particle Method (RKPM) are also reviewed. The simple static mechanics of RKPM is analyzed and the differences between the finite element me...