Buckling resistance of variable stiffness composite (VSC) plates can be significantly
improved by designing fiber orientation distributions, which affect structural stiffness and …

This study presents a numerical modelling framework based on complex variable meshless
methods, which can accurately and efficiently track arbitrary crack paths in two-dimensional …

The computational model of thermo-mechanical coupling analysis for orthotropic structures
was established based on the element-free Galerkin (EFG) method. The computational …

A total‐Lagrangian material point method (TLMPM) with a mixed formulation is proposed in
this article for the mechanical analysis of incompressible soft materials coupling the mass …

The fracture problem of orthotropic materials has been widely concerned by researchers in
the fields of mechanics and engineering. The meshless method using nodes to discrete the …

The determination of the optimized size of the support domain remains still an open question
in meshless methods because there is no theoretical value or validated formula. This …

The auxetic structure with negative Poisson's ratio has broad application prospects in many
engineering fields. Although it is often simplified as a linear elastic problem in theoretical …

Interpolating meshless methods can directly impose boundary conditions because of the
interpolation property which shows advantages in dealing with problems with boundary …

Non-cylindrical casings filled with explosives have undergone rapid development in
warhead design and explosion control. The fragment spatial distribution of prismatic casings …

The finite element method is extremely popular in almost all fields of engineering and
scientific research due to its powerful and accessible industrial software for computational …