scholarly journals Behavior of beam on elastic foundation using element free Galerkin method

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
H.T.T. Lan

One of mesh free methods, element free Galerkin method, is presented to analyze the finite beam on elastic foundation. The shape functions are constructed by using the moving least square interpolation based on a set of nodes that are arbitrarily distributed in specified domain. Discrete system equations are derived from the variation form of system equations. Numerical examples of finite beam on elastic foundation are given by establishing Matlab code. The results of this paper demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method with small errors compared to analytical solutions. Keywords: mesh free method, element free Galerkin method, moving least square, finite beam, elastic foundation.

2004 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 345-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. TONGSUK ◽  
W. KANOK-NUKULCHAI

Following its first introduction, this study further scrutinizes the new type of shape functions for Element-free Galerkin Method (EFGM) based on the Moving Kriging (MK) interpolation. Kriging is a geostatistical method of spatial interpolation. Its basic premise is that every unknown point can be interpolated from known scattered points in its specified neighborhood. This property is ideal for EFGM. Previously, a shortcoming of EFGM based on Moving Least Square (MLS) approximation is associated with its limitation to satisfy essential boundary conditions exactly. With MK interpolation functions, EFGM solution can satisfy essential boundary conditions automatically. Numerical tests on one and two-dimensional elasticity problems have confirmed the effectiveness of MK in addressing this specific shortcoming of EFGM. Furthermore, the study also finds the accuracy of EFGM to be greatly enhanced with the use of MK shape functions.


2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.-J. Shen ◽  
J. P. Sheng ◽  
C.-Y. Wang

AbstractElement-free Galerkin method (EFGM) based on moving least-square curve fitting concept is presented and applied to elastic fracture problems. Because no element connectivity data are needed, EFGM is very convenient and effective numerical method for crack growth analysis. This paper is intended as an investigation of crack trajectory for different notch locations under three-point bending test. The initial crack growth angles obtained by element-free Galerkin method in comparison with those obtained by lab test reveal that both results are very close. However, numerical results also show that the location of an original notch can stronger affect the variation of crack path for different increment. The stress intensity factors (SIF) of cracks under three-point bending test with different increment are also investigated by EFGM.


2015 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 181-185
Author(s):  
Xing Hui Cai ◽  
Hong Fu Qiang ◽  
Jiang Ren Lu ◽  
Guo Liang Wang

In this paper, a meshless global element-free Galerkin method is given to obtain the numerical solutions of the coupled equations in the velocity and magnetic field for the unsteady magnetohydrodynamic flow through a straight duct with arbitrary electrical conductivity, that is, from perfectly conducting to insulated duct walls. The moving least-square approximation scheme is employed to construct shape functions. A time stepping method is employed to deal with the time derivatives. Non-uniform background grids and nodes are applied for numerical simulations. Computations are performed for different Hartmann numbers and wall conductivities at different time.


Author(s):  
K. R. Unnikrishnan ◽  
I. R. Praveen Krishna ◽  
C. O. Arun

In this study, element-free Galerkin method (EFGM), a meshless method, is proposed for wrinkling analysis of pre-stressed rectangular membranes. The mathematical model for studying wrinkling of pre-stressed membranes is derived by considering the bending stiffness, though it is negligible. Moving least-square approximation for deflection is constructed by considering three degrees of freedom per node. Essential boundary conditions are imposed using scaled transformation matrix method. Initially, compression-induced buckling of a homogeneous thin plate without pre-stress is solved to validate the method and then a pre-stressed homogeneous membrane is analyzed for both compression-induced and shear-induced wrinkling. Capabilities of the proposed method for membrane analysis are compared with that of the finite element method (FEM). Comparative study on wrinkling analysis using EFGM and different FEM element types in a commercial FEM package shows that in lower modes both methods show satisfying consistency in eigenvalues with respect to the total of number of nodes, while at higher modes EFGM shows better consistency than FEM. Further, the study is extended to wrinkling of nonhomogeneous membranes subjected to linearly-varying in-plane load. The results obtained from EFGM analysis is compared and found to be matching well with those available in the literature.


2009 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 413-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. HATAF ◽  
M. HAJIAZIZI ◽  
A. GHAHRAMANI

In this paper the application of mesh-free (Element Free Galerkin) method in analyzing the nonlinear and elastic-plastic behavior of jointed rock mass is presented. The domain is represented by a set of arbitrary distributed nodes and the essential boundary conditions are enforced using penalty method. The Patton's failure criterion was used for behavior of joint failure. Few examples, showing the effectiveness of the method in predicting the elastic-plastic behavior of jointed rocks are presented and the results are compared well with finite difference method.


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