A reproducing kernel enhanced approach for peridynamic solutions

The most common discretization method for peridynamic models used in engineering problems is the node-based meshfree approach. This method discretizes peridynamic domains by a set of nodes, each associated with a nodal cell with a characteristic volume, leading to a particle-based description of continuum systems. The behavior of each particle is then considered representative of its cell. This limits the convergence rate to the first order. In...