Recent developments of meshfree and particle methods and their applications in applied mechanics are surveyed. Three major methodologies have been reviewed. First, smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) is discussed as a representative of a non-local kernel, strong form collocation approach. Second, mesh-free Galerkin methods, which have been an active research area in recent years, are reviewed. Third, some applications of molecular dynamics (MD) in applied mechanics are discussed. The emphases of this survey are placed on simulations of finite deformations, fracture, strain localization of solids; incompressible as well as compressible flows; and applications of multiscale methods and nano-scale mechanics. This review article includes 397 references.
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Meshfree and particle methods and their applications
Shaofan Li,
Shaofan Li
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley CA 94720; li@ce.berkeley.edu
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Wing Kam Liu
Wing Kam Liu
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston IL 60208; w-liu@northwestern.edu
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Shaofan Li
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley CA 94720; li@ce.berkeley.edu
Wing Kam Liu
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston IL 60208; w-liu@northwestern.edu
Appl. Mech. Rev. Jan 2002, 55(1): 1-34 (34 pages)
Published Online: January 1, 2002
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Li , S., and Liu , W. K. (January 1, 2002). "Meshfree and particle methods and their applications." ASME. Appl. Mech. Rev. January 2002; 55(1): 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1431547
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