S. G. Bardenhagen1,2, E. M. Kober3
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.5, No.6, pp. 477-496, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2004.005.477
Abstract The Material Point Method (MPM) discrete solution procedure for computational solid mechanics is generalized using a variational form and a Petrov–Galerkin discretization scheme, resulting in a family of methods named the Generalized Interpolation Material Point(GIMP) methods. The generalizationpermits identification with aspects of other point or node based discrete solution techniques which do not use a body–fixed grid, i.e. the “meshless methods”. Similarities are noted and some practical advantages relative to some of these methods are identified. Examples are used to demonstrate and explain numerical artifact noise which can be expected inMPM calculations. Thisnoiseresultsin non-physical local More >