A Trefftz simplified method for the computation of elastic structures
Abstract
This paper presents a method for a quick evaluation of stresses and displacements for elastostatic problems. A set of polynomial Trefftz functions and a variational formulation are introduced for solving elastostatic problems for simple star-shaped domains. It is shown, through examples, that this approximation allows the computation of the interior large wavelength effects. By a procedure for coupling separate domains, this method is extended to more complex structures, which is a natural extension of the above variational formulation . A discretization of the structure into large substructures, an easy to use and quick computation of the interior solution justify that this method can be termed "simplified". Comparisons with other similar methods are also shown.
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