Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 11, Number 2, 2001, pages 123-132
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2001.11.2.123
Meshless formulation for shear-lockling free bending elements
W. Kanok-Nukulchai, W.J. Barry and K. Saran-Yasoontorn(Thailand)
Abstract
An improved version of the Element-free Galerkin method (EFGM) is presented here for<br />addressing the problem of transverse shear locking in shear-deformable beams with a high length over<br />thickness ratio. Based upon Timoshenko
Key Words
meshless methods; element-free Galerkin method; shear locking; thick beam.
Address
W. Kanok-Nukulchai, W.J. Barry and K. Saran-Yasoontorn, School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand