An accurate and efficient numerical method for solving linear peridynamic models

摘要

In this paper, we combine the recently developed localized radial basis functions-based pseudo-spectral method with the time-splitting technique to solve a linear wave equation arising from modelling the wave dynamics using peridynamic formulation in continuum mechanics. Specifically, we adopt this combined method for solving a Hamiltonian ordinary differential equation system, which is equivalent to the original linear peridynamic equation after introducing a new variable. The proposed approach inherits advantages of these two related methods in space and time: (1) offering high accuracy and efficiency in the solution of the problem under irregular domains for both uniform and non-uniform discretizations; (2) extending the applicability of the approach to multi-dimensions; and (3) maintaining a good approximation for problems at large time-step and long time integration. Numerical results indicate that the proposed method is simple, accurate, efficient, and stable for solving various linear peridynamic problems. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.