Automatic energy–momentum conserving time integrators for hyperelastic waves

An energy–momentum conserving time integrator coupled with an automatic finite element algorithm is developed to study longitudinal wave propagation in hyperelastic layers. The Murnaghan strain energy function is used to model material nonlinearity and full geometric nonlinearity is considered. An automatic assembly algorithm using algorithmic differentiation is developed within a discrete Hamiltonian framework to directly formulate the finite element matrices without recourse to an explicit derivation of their algebraic form or the governing equations. The algorithm is illustrated with applications to longitudinal wave propagation in a thin hyperelastic layer modeled with a two-mode kinematic model. Solution obtained using a standard nonlinear finite element model with Newmark time stepping is provided for comparison.     

平面线弹性纯位移边值问题低阶非协调矩形元的Robust多重网格方法

1引 言 对于各向同性,均匀介质的平面线弹性问题,当Lamé常数λ→∞(泊松率v→0.5)时,即对于几乎不可压介质,通常的协调有限元格式的解往往不再收敛到原问题的解,或者达不到最优收敛阶,这就是所谓的闭锁现象(见[3],[7],[8]及[10]).究其原因,在通常的有限元分析中,其误差估计的系数与λ有关,当λ→∞时,该系数将趋于无穷大.因此为克服闭锁现象就需要构造特殊的有限元格式,使得当λ→∞时,有限元逼近解仍然收敛到原问题的解.     

Higher-order theories for symmetric and unsymmetric fiber reinforced composite beams with C finite elements

A simple C⁰ isoparametric finite element formulation based on a set of higher-order displacement models for the analysis of symmetric and asymmetric multilayered composite and sandwich beams subjected to sinusoidal loading is presented. These theories do not require the usual shear correction coefficients which are generally associated with the Timoshenko theory. The four-noded Lagrangian cubic element with kinematic models having four, five and six degrees of freedom per node is used. A computer algorithm is developed which incorporates realistic prediction of transverse interlaminar stresses from equilibrium equations. By comparing the results obtained with the elasticity solution and the CPT (classical laminated plate theory) it is shown that the present higher-order theories give a much better approximation to the behaviour of laminated composite beams, both thick and thin. In addition numerical results for unsymmetric sandwich beams are presented which may serve as benchmark for future investigations.     

CASCADIC MULTIGRID METHODS FOR MORTAR WILSON FINITE ELEMENT METHODS ON PLANAR LINEAR ELASTICITY

Cascadic multigrid technique for mortar Wilson finite element method of homogeneous boundary value planar linear elasticity is described and analyzed. First the mortar Wilson finite element method for planar linear elasticity will be analyzed, and the error estimate under L2 and H1 norm is optimal. Then a cascadic multigrid method for the mortar finite element discrete problem is described. Suitable grid transfer operator and smoother are developed which lead to an optimal cascadic multigrid method. Finally, the computational results are presented.     

Stabilized dual-mixed method for the problem of linear elasticity with mixed boundary conditions

We extend the applicability of the augmented dual-mixed method introduced recently in Gatica (2007), Gatica et al. (2009) to the problem of linear elasticity with mixed boundary conditions. The method is based on the Hellinger–Reissner principle and the symmetry of the stress tensor is imposed in a weak sense. The Neumann boundary condition is prescribed in the finite element space. Then, suitable Galerkin least-squares type terms are added in order to obtain an augmented variational formulation which is coercive in the whole space. This allows to use any finite element subspaces to approximate the displacement, the Cauchy stress tensor and the rotation.     

New mixed finite elements for plane elasticity and Stokes equations

We consider mixed finite elements for the plane elasticity system and the Stokes equation. For the unmodified Hellinger-Reissner formulation of elasticity in which the stress and displacement fields are the primary unknowns, we derive two new nonconforming mixed finite elements of triangle type. Both elements use piecewise rigid motions to approximate the displacement and piecewise polynomial functions to approximate the stress, where no vertex degrees of freedom are involved. The two stress finite element ...     

Simple finite element method in vorticity formulation for incompressible flows

A very simple and efficient finite element method is introduced for two and three dimensional viscous incompressible flows using the vorticity formulation. This method relies on recasting the traditional finite element method in the spirit of the high order accurate finite difference methods introduced by the authors in another work. Optimal accuracy of arbitrary order can be achieved using standard finite element or spectral elements. The method is convectively stable and is particularly suited for moderate to high Reynolds number flows.

     

平面弹性力学问题的混合元法的泡函数稳定性及其后验误差估计

该文讨论平面弹性力学问题的混合元法的泡函数稳定性,并导出基于简化的稳定化格式的一种先验误差估计和后验误差估计．这种简化的稳定化格式较通常的格式节省自由度．     

Structural Analysis on Nanoscale

Atomic structures, exhibiting a physical dimension in a range of 1-100 nanometers provide a basis for novel applications in nanotechnology. In molecular mechanics the formalism of the finite element method can be exploited to analyze the behavior of atomic structures in a computational efficient way. Based on the atom-related consideration of the atomic interactions, a direct correlation between the type of the underlying interatomic potential and the design of the related finite element has been developed. Each type of potential is represented by a specific finite element. A general formulation that unifies the various finite elements is proposed. The mesh generation can be performed using well-known procedures typically used in molecular dynamics. Although adjacent elements overlap, a double counting of the element contributions (as a result of the assembly process) can not occur a priori in this new formulation. As a consequence, the assembly process can be performed efficiently line by line. The presented formulation can easily be implemented in standard finite element codes and can be applied to various interatomic potentials. As an example, the method is applied in order to model the structural response of pristine and defective carbon nanotubes. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A posteriori error estimation and adaptive computation of conduction convection problems

In this paper, an adaptive finite element method is developed for stationary conduction convection problems. Using a mixed finite element formulation, residual type a posteriori error estimates are derived by means of the general framework of R. Verfürth. The effectiveness of the adaptive method is further demonstrated through two numerical examples. The first example is problem with known solution and the second example is a physical model of square cavity stationary flow.     

一种高精度的裂纹奇异单元

基于广义伽辽金法的多变量有限元算法,增加了连续体力学有限元模型建立的灵活性.本文利用它,通过数值试验的对比建立了一种高精度的含奇异性的裂纹单元,并对多变量奇异元的构成进行了探讨.     

Error estimates for approximations of a gradient dynamics for phase field elastic bending energy of vesicle membrane deformation

In this paper, we study the numerical approximations of a gradient flow associated with a phase field bending elasticity model of a vesicle membrane with prescribed volume and surface area. A spatially semi‐discrete scheme based on a mixed finite element formulation and a fully discrete in space and time scheme are analyzed. Optimal order error estimates are rigorously derived for these numerical schemes without any a priori assumption. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Combined higher order finite volume and finite element scheme for double porosity and non-linear adsorption of transport problem in porous media

In this work, a dual porosity model of reactive solute transport in porous media is presented. This model consists of a nonlinear-degenerate advection-diffusion equation including equilibrium adsorption to the reaction combined with a first-order equation for the non-equilibrium adsorption interaction processes. The numerical scheme for solving this model involves a combined high order finite volume and finite element scheme for approximation of the advection-diffusion part and relaxation-regularized algorithm for nonlinearity-degeneracy. The combined finite volume-finite element scheme is based on a new formulation developed by Eymard et al. (2010) [10]. This formulation treats the advection and diffusion separately. The advection is approximated by a second-order local maximum principle preserving cell-vertex finite volume scheme that has been recently proposed whereas the diffusion is approximated by a finite element method. The result is a conservative, accurate and very flexible algorithm which allows the use of different mesh types such as unstructured meshes and is able to solve difficult problems. Robustness and accuracy of the method have been evaluated, particularly error analysis and the rate of convergence, by comparing the analytical and numerical solutions for first and second order upwind approaches. We also illustrate the performance of the discretization scheme through a variety of practical numerical examples. The discrete maximum principle has been proved.     

A state-of-the-art review of the X-FEM for computational fracture mechanics

This paper presents a review of the extended finite element method X-FEM for computational fracture mechanics. The work is dedicated to discussing the basic ideas and formulation for the newly developed X-FEM method. The advantage of the method is that the element topology need not conform to the surfaces of the cracks. Moreover, X-FEM coupled with LSM makes possible the accurate solution of engineering problems in complex domains, which may be practically impossible to solve using the standard finite element method.     

A general finite element formulation for fractional variational problems

This paper presents a general finite element formulation for a class of Fractional Variational Problems (FVPs). The fractional derivative is defined in the Riemann-Liouville sense. For FVPs the Euler-Lagrange and the transversality conditions are developed. In the Fractional Finite Element Formulation (FFEF) presented here, the domain of the equations is divided into several elements, and the functional is approximated in terms of nodal variables. Minimization of this functional leads to a set of algebraic equations which are solved using a numerical scheme. Three examples are considered to show the performance of the algorithm. Results show that as the number of discretization is increased, the numerical solutions approach the analytical solutions, and as the order of the derivative approaches an integer value, the solution for the integer order system is recovered. For unspecified boundary conditions, the numerical solutions satisfy the transversality conditions. This indicates that for the class of problems considered, the numerical solutions can be obtained directly from the functional, and there is no need to solve the fractional Euler-Lagrange equations. Thus, the formulation extends the traditional finite element approach to FVPs.     

A wavelet-based stochastic finite element method of thin plate bending

A wavelet-based stochastic finite element method is presented for the bending analysis of thin plates. The wavelet scaling functions of spline wavelets are selected to construct the displacement interpolation functions of a rectangular thin plate element and the displacement shape functions are expressed by the spline wavelets. A new wavelet-based finite element formulation of thin plate bending is developed by using the virtual work principle. A wavelet-based stochastic finite element method that combines the proposed wavelet-based finite element method with Monte Carlo method is further formulated. With the aid of the wavelet-based stochastic finite element method, the present paper can deal with the problem of thin plate response variability resulting from the spatial variability of the material properties when it is subjected to static loads of uncertain nature. Numerical examples of thin plate bending have demonstrated that the proposed wavelet-based stochastic finite element method can achieve a high numerical accuracy and converges fast.     

An efficient hierarchical preconditioner for quadratic discretizations of finite element problems

Higher order finite element discretizations, although providing higher accuracy, are considered to be computationally expensive and of limited use for large‐scale problems. In this paper, we have developed an efficient iterative solver for solving large‐scale quadratic finite element problems. The proposed approach shares some common features with geometric multigrid methods but does not need structured grids to create the coarse problem. This leads to a robust method applicable to finite element problems discretized by unstructured meshes such as those from adaptive remeshing strategies. The method is based on specific properties of hierarchical quadratic bases. It can be combined with an algebraic multigrid (AMG) preconditioner or with other algebraic multilevel block factorizations. The algorithm can be accelerated by flexible Krylov subspace methods. We present some numerical results on the convection–diffusion and linear elasticity problems to illustrate the efficiency and the robustness of the presented algorithm. In these experiments, the performance of the proposed method is compared with that of an AMG preconditioner and other iterative solvers. Our approach requires less computing time and less memory storage. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

拟协调元的位移函数及节点误差

直接从拟协调元的应变关系式出发,构造具有明确物理意义的幂级数形式的位移函数,从而得出拟协调元的常应变和线性应变系数是唯一确定的,它只能收敛到常应变的结论;刚性位移项可采用多种构造方法,不同的方法得出的节点参数与单元的本身的节点参数存在不同阶次的误差,这与常规位移法有限元不同。     

A finite element model for nonlinear behaviour of piezoceramics under weak electric fields

It has been experimentally observed that piezoceramic materials exhibit different types of nonlinearities under different combinations of electric and mechanical fields. When excited near resonance in the presence of weak e to a Duffinor such as jump phenomena and presence of superharmonics in the response spectra. There has not been much work in the litrature to model these types of nonlinearities. Some authors have developed one-dimensional models for the above phenomenon and derived closed-form solutions for the displacement response of piezo-actuators. However, the generalized three-dimensional (3-D) formulation of electric enthalpy, the variational formulation and the FEM implementation have not yet been addressed, which are the focus of this paper. In this work, these nonlinearities have been modelled in a 3-D piezoelectric continuum using higher order quadratic and cubic terms in the generalized electric enthalpy density function. The coupled nonlinear finite element equations have been derived using variational formulation. A special linearization technique for assembling the nonlinear matrices and solution of the resulting nonlinear equations has been developed. The method has been used for simulating the nonlinear frequency response of a lead zirconate titanate plate excited near its first in-plane vibration resonance frequency with sinusoidal excitations of different electric field strengths. The results have been compared with those of the experiment.     

拟线性抛物型积分微分方程的一个新最低阶混合元格式

对一类拟线性抛物型积分微分方程构造了一个新的最低阶三角形协调混合元格式,并直接利用单元插值的性质,给出了相应的收敛性分析和H~1-模及L~2-模意义下的最优误差估计.