EFG Matlab Routines

These used to be hosted at Northwestern, but the files were taken down some time ago. The original 1d and 2d Matlab routines for the element-free Galerkin method are now located at

http://www.duke.edu/~jdolbow/EFG/programs.html

These routines are described in detail in the paper

J. Dolbow and T. Belytschko (1998), "An Introduction to Programming the Meshless Element Free Galerkin Method," Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 207--242.

Frequently Asked Questions

For frequently asked questions about meshfree methods, please go to this page. After registering at iMechanica (which is free, and easy) you can post a question as a comment. We will continue to update the page at this link as more questions are asked.

Wikipedia Entry for Meshfree Methods

Wikipedia is the free, on-line encyclopedia.

The philosophy behind Wikipedia is an interesting one. Anyone with access to the internet and a web browser can edit an entry. Over time, entries will develop as more and more people find them on the web and make changes. While it is entirely possible that incorrect information can be posted, the notion is that, with time, it will subsequently be removed.

Along these lines it may make sense for the community to (collectively) edit the Wikipedia entry for Meshfree Methods.

Welcome to the Meshfree Methods Blog

This blog was established in August of 2006, by the USACM Specialty Committee on Meshfree Methods. The goal is to provide a central resource for researchers working with meshfree and related methods.

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