... examples and automotive industry applications. Design/methodology/approach A BESO algorithm capable of detecting variations in the stress level of the structure, and thus respond to those changes by reinforcing the solid material, is developed. A meshless method, the RPIM, is used to iteratively obtain...

... are given as follows (Rashed, 2000): (4) M α β = D 1 − ν 2 ( 2 χ α β + 2 ν 1 − ν χ θ θ δ α β ) + ν ( 1 − ν ) λ 2 q 3 δ α β NURBS Isogeometric analysis Boundary element method Meshless methods Reissner plates...

... 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only One of the key parameters in accuracy of meshless methods is the method of function approximation relying on shape function construction. One of the most popular approaches is MLS because of its significant advantages. MLS...

... the biggest limitation of the method, and extends it to linear, variable coefficient PDEs as well as nonlinear ones. Functionally graded materials Exponential basis functions Local approximation Meshless methods Nonlinear PDEs Variable coefficient PDEs Mesh-based methods have matured during...