Moving Particle Finite Element Method
S. Hao, H.S. Park and W.K. Liu
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 2003; 53:1937-1958
This paper presents the fundamental concepts behind the moving particle finite element
method (MPFEM), which combines salient features of finite element and meshfree methods.
The proposed method alleviates certain problems that plague meshfree techniques, such as
essential boundary condition enforcement and the use of a separate background mesh to
integrate the weak form. The method is illustrated via two-dimensional linear elastic
problems. Numerical examples are provided to show the capability of the method in benchmark problems.
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