In this paper, a novel enriched three-node triangular element with the augmented interpolation cover functions is proposed based on the original linear triangular element for two-dimensional solids. In this enriched triangular element, the augmented interpolation cover functions are employed to enrich the original standard linear shape functions over element patches. As a result, the original linear approximation space can be effectively enriched without adding extra nodes. To eliminate the

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... ar dependence issue of the present method, an effective scheme is used to make the system matrices of the numerical model completely positive-definite. Through several typical numerical examples, the abilities of the present enriched three node triangular element in forced and free vibration analysis of two-dimensional solids are studied. The results show that, compared with the original linear triangular element, the present element can not only provide more accurate numerical results, but also have higher computational efficiency and convergence rate.