SOLVING THE EQUATIONS OF DYNAMICS BY THE FINITE INTEGRAL METHOD. ACMSM 9; THE NINTH AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, 29-31 AUGUST 1984, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

A rigorous analysis of the stability, accuracy and numerical behaviour of the finite integral method is presented in the context of the solution of initial value linear and non-linear dynamics problems. The formulation is reviewed and it is concluded that the method is unconditionally stable and exhibits very satisfactory accuracy characteristics. (Author/TRRL)