A. Ortiz-Bernardin, E. Artioli, and R. Silva-Valenzuela
Abstract. In meshfree Galerkin methods to solve partial differential equations, a cloud of nodes is used to discretize the domain. On using the nodal data, smooth, compactly-supported, non-polynomial basis functions are constructed to form the trial and test functions. Instead of using Gauss cubature points to compute the weak form integrals, use of nodal integration [1] (material state variables are stored at the nodes thereby avoiding the need for remapping) is attractive for meshfree Lagrangian simulations; however, stability of meshfree nodal integration schemes remains an unsolved problem. This work presents our recent advances on developing nodal integration schemes for meshfree Galerkin methods via the virtual element decomposition [2, 3] on Voronoi cells that are associated with a node. In doing so, both consistency and stability of the meshfree method are ensured. A few benchmark problems in two-dimensional small strain elastostatic and quasistatic elastoplastic applications will be presented to demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of the nodal integration method.
Keywords: meshfree Galerkin methods, nodal integration, Voronoi cells, consistency and stability, virtual element decomposition.
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