This paper presents a three-dimensional, extrinsically enriched meshfree method for initiation, branching, growth and coalescence of an arbitrary number of cracks in non-linear solids including large deformations, for statics and dynamics. The novelty of the methodology is that only an extrinsic discontinuous enrichment and no near-tip enrichment is required. Instead, a Lagrange multiplier fiel...

Meshless Finite Element Methods, namely elementfree Galerkin and point-interpolation method were implemented and tested concerning their applicability to typical engineering problems like electrical fields and structural mechanics. A class-structure was developed which allows a consistent implementation of these methods together with classical FEM in a common framework. Strengths and weaknesses...

Recently ([21]), a new meshfree approximation method for Darcy’s problem has been introduced and analyzed. This method is based on a symmetric collocation approach using radial basis functions producing solutions with an analytically divergence-free velocity part. However, the error analysis provided in [21] works only for smooth solutions, where the smoothness is intrinsically linked to the sm...

A meshfree approximation scheme based on the radial basis function methods is presented for the numerical solution of the options pricing model. This thesis deals with the valuation of the European, Barrier, Asian, American options of a single asset and American options of multi assets. The option prices are modeled by the Black-Scholes equation. The θ-method is used to discretize the equation ...

Meshfree Collocation Method is used to solve linear two-dimensional problems. This method differs from weak form methods such as Galerkin method and no cellular networking and no numerical  integration. Therefore, this method has no constraints such as the integration accuracy and the integration CPU time, and equations can be isolated directly from the strong form of governing PDE. The fundame...

Drying is a key processing techniques used in food engineering which demands continual developments on advanced analysis techniques in order to optimize the product and the process. In this regard, plant based materials are a frequent subject of interest where microstructural studies can provide a clearer understanding on the fundamental physical mechanisms involved. In this context, considerin...

The simulation of large deformation problems, involving complex history-dependent constitutive laws, is of paramount importance in several engineering fields. Particular attention has to be paid to the choice of a suitable numerical technique such that reliable results can be obtained. In this paper, a Material Point Method (MPM) and a Galerkin Meshfree Method (GMM) are presented and verified a...

In this paper, for analyses of metal forming problems, a point collocation method (PCM) with a boundary layer of finite element is developed. PCMs have some advantages such as no mesh, no integration. While, the robustness of the PCMs is an issue especially when scattered and random points are used. To improve the robustness, some studies suggest that the positivity conditions can be important ...

Meshfree methods were introduced twenty-five years ago to overcome a range of issues faced by mesh-based methods, which predominately relate the mesh-entanglement, can result in poor accuracy. Although meshfree have progressed significantly over these years, application techniques real-world material forming problems is limited, despite potential benefits they provide traditional methods. This ...