A Meshless Method for Computational Stochastic Mechanics
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This paper presents a stochastic meshless method for probabilistic analysis of linear-elastic structures with spatially varying random material properties. Using Karhunen-Loève (K-L) expansion, the homogeneous random field representing material properties was discretized by a set of orthonormal eigenfunctions and uncorrelated random variables. Two numerical methods were developed for solving the integral eigenvalue problem associated with K-L expansion. In the first method, the eigenfunctions were approximated as linear sums of wavelets and the integral eigenvalue problem was converted to a finite-dimensional matrix eigenvalue problem that can be easily solved. In the second method, a Galerkinbased approach in conjunction with meshless discretization was developed in which the integral eigenvalue problem was also converted to a matrix eigenvalue problem. The second method is more general than the first, and can solve problems involving a multidimensional random field with arbitrary covariance functions. In conjunction with meshless discretization, the classical Neumann expansion method was applied to predict second-moment characteristics of the structural response. Several numerical examples are presented to examine the accuracy and convergence of the stochastic meshless method. A good agreement is obtained between the results of the proposed method and the Monte Carlo simulation. Since mesh generation of complex structures can be far more time-consuming and costly than the solution of a discrete set of equations, the meshless method provides an attractive alternative to the finite element method for solving stochastic-mechanics problems.
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