To assess quadrature errors in the integration of weak form integrals

Algorithm based on the maximum-entropy principle

Plots of the maximum-entropy basis functions for different support sizes

Solution based on the linear volume-averaged nodal projection (VANP) method

Solution based on the linear volume-averaged nodal pressure technique

Solution based on the nonlinear volume-averaged nodal projection (VANP) method

Using the Veamy open-source library for the virtual element method (VEM)

Algorithm uses damage indices derived from the modal strain energy method and the maximum-entropy linear approximation

Solution based on the volume-averaged nodal projection method for Reissner-Mindlin plates

Solution obtained using the volume-averaged nodal pressure technique

Solution obtained using the nonlinear volume-averaged nodal projection (VANP) method