A three-dimensional explicit element-free galerkin method

Abstract

The formulation and implementation of a three-dimensional meshless method, the element-free Galerkin (EFG) method, are described. The formulation is intended for dynamic problems with geometric and material non-linearities solved with explicit time integration, but some of the developments are applicable to other solution methods. The mechanical formulation is posed in the reference configuration so that the shape functions and their derivatives need to be computed only once. A method for speeding up the calculation of shape functions and their derivatives is presented. Results are presented for sloshing problems and Taylor bar impact problems, including an impact problem in which the bar impacts with an angle of obliquity. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.