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Title: The application of the mesh-free method in the numerical simulations of the higher-order continuum structures

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952031· OSTI ID:22608970
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  1. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou (China)

This paper attempts to study the application of mesh-free method in the numerical simulations of the higher-order continuum structures. A high-order bending beam considers the effect of the third-order derivative of deflections, and can be viewed as a one-dimensional higher-order continuum structure. The moving least-squares method is used to construct the shape function with the high-order continuum property, the curvature and the third-order derivative of deflections are directly interpolated with nodal variables and the second- and third-order derivative of the shape function, and the mesh-free computational scheme is establish for beams. The coupled stress theory is introduced to describe the special constitutive response of the layered rock mass in which the bending effect of thin layer is considered. The strain and the curvature are directly interpolated with the nodal variables, and the mesh-free method is established for the layered rock mass. The good computational efficiency is achieved based on the developed mesh-free method, and some key issues are discussed.

OSTI ID:
22608970
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1738, Issue 1; Conference: ICNAAM 2015: International conference of numerical analysis and applied mathematics 2015, Rhodes (Greece), 22-28 Sep 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English