A Meshfree Method for Signorini Problems Using Boundary Integral Equations

Table 3

Convergence with 𝑁 of the solution near the separation point for the first profile G₁(𝑥₁) and 𝜏=10⁻⁶.

𝑥1		0.6000	0.6500	0.7000	0.7500	0.8000	0.8500	0.9000
G1𝑥1		−0.6400	−0.7025	−0.7600	−0.8125	−0.8600	−0.9025	−0.9400
The MFS (𝑁=84)		−0.6599	−0.7148	−0.7664	−0.8125	−0.8601	−0.9027	−0.9417
Our method	𝑁=32	−0.6391	−0.7022	−0.7602	−0.8131	−0.8602	−0.9017	−0.9388
	𝑁=64	−0.6395	−0.7024	−0.7600	−0.8125	−0.8600	−0.9025	−0.9400
	𝑁=128	−0.6404	−0.7025	−0.7600	−0.8125	−0.8600	−0.9025	−0.9400
	𝑁=512	−0.6400	−0.7025	−0.7600	−0.8125	−0.8600	−0.9025	−0.9400
	𝑁=1024	−0.6400	−0.7025	−0.7600	−0.8125	−0.8600	−0.9025	−0.9400
		Free boundary			Seepage face