固体中短波传播单位分解有限元法的解析积分

针对固体中短波传播数值模拟的单位分解有限元法中单元矩阵积分的被积函数的强烈振荡特性,应用直角坐标系下标准有限元形函数和单元内的波动方向知识提出了一种单元矩阵的解析积分方案。它对于平面三,六,四,八和九节点的直边单位分解有限单元是完全解析的,对于与这些单元相应的曲边单元则是半解析的。数值结果显示所提出的积分方案在计算效率上比高斯-勒让德积分有大幅度提高。     

多边形有限单元形函数的比较研究

多边形有限单元形函数有wachspress插值、Laplace插值和平均值插值三种类型.本文对三种多边形有限单元形函数的性质作了比较研究,给出了三种形函数各自的优点和局限性.Waclaspress和Laplace形函数是有理函数形式,而平均值形函数是无理函数形式.三种形函数均满足单位分解性、线性完备性,且在单元边界上呈线性.在三角形单元上,它们都等价于三角形面积坐标插值.在矩形单元上,Wachspress和Laplace形函数等价于双线性多项式插值形函数.Wachspress和平均值形函数适用于任意凸多边形单元,Laplace形函数更适用于圆内接多边形单元.Wachspress形函数不能推广到含有边节点的单元,平均值形函数可以直接推广到含有边节点的单元.数值试验,验证了本文理论分析的结论.     

基于单位分解法的无网格数值流形方法

在数值流形方法和单位分解法的基础上，提出了无网格数值流形方法. 无网格数值流形 方法在分析时采用了双重覆盖系统，即数学覆盖和物理覆盖. 数学覆盖提供的节点形成求解 域的有限覆盖和单位分解函数；而物理覆盖描述问题的几何区域及其域内不连续性. 与原有 的数值流形方法相比，无网格数值流形方法的数学覆盖形状更加灵活，可以用一系列节点的 影响域来建立数学覆盖和单位分解函数，具有无网格方法的特性，从而摆脱了传统的数值流 形方法中网格所带来的困难. 与无网格方法相比，由于采用了有限覆盖技术，试函数的构造 不受域内不连续的影响，克服了原有的无网格方法在处理不连续问题时所遇到的困难. 详细推导了无网格数值流形方法的试函数和求解方程，最后给出了算例，验证了该方法的正 确性.     

Enriched meshless manifold method for two-dimensional crack modeling

The meshless manifold method is based on the partition of unity method and the finite cover approximation theory which provides a unified framework for solving problems dealing with both continuum with and without discontinuities. The meshless manifold method employs two cover systems. The mathematical cover system provides the nodes for forming finite covers of the solution domain and the partition of unity functions. And the physical cover system describes geometry of the domain and the discontinuous surfaces in the domain. The shape functions are derived by the partition of unity and the finite covers approximation theory. In meshless manifold method, the mathematical finite cover approximation theory is used to model cracks that lead to interior discontinuities in the displacement. Therefore, the discontinuity is treated mathematically instead of empirically by the existing methods. However, one cover of a node is divided into two irregular sub-covers when the meshless manifold method is used to model the discontinuity. As a result, the method sometimes causes numerical errors at the tip of a crack. To improve the precision of the meshless manifold method, the enriched methods are introduced in this work for crack problems.     

The simulation of dynamic crack propagation using the cohesive segments method

The cohesive segments method is a finite element framework that allows for the simulation of the nucleation, growth and coalescence of multiple cracks in solids. In this framework, cracks are introduced as jumps in the displacement field by employing the partition of unity property of finite element shape functions. The magnitude of these jumps are governed by cohesive constitutive relations. In this paper, the cohesive segments method is extended for the simulation of fast crack propagation in brittle solids. The performance of the method is demonstrated in several examples involving crack growth in linear elastic solids under plane stress conditions: tensile loading of a block; shear loading of a block and crack growth along and near a bi-material interface.     

扩展有限元法(XFEM)及其应用

扩展有限元法(extended finite element method,XFEM)是1999年提出的一种求解不连续力学问题的数值方法, 它继承了常规有限元法(CFEM)的所有优点, 在模拟界面、裂纹生长、复杂流体等不连续问题时特别有效, 短短几年间得到了快速发展与应用. XFEM与CFEM的最根本区别在于, 它所使用的网格与结构内部的几何或物理界面无关, 从而克服了在诸如裂纹尖端等高应力和变形集中区进行高密度网格剖分所带来的困难, 模拟裂纹生长时也无需对网格进行重新剖分.重点介绍XFEM的基本原理、实施步骤及应用实例等, 并进行必要的评述. 单位分解概念保证了XFEM的收敛, 基于此, XFEM通过改进单元的形状函数使之包含问题不连续性的基本成分, 从而放松对网格密度的过分要求. 水平集法是XFEM中常用的确定内部界面位置和跟踪其生长的数值技术, 任何内部界面可用它的零水平集函数表示. 第2和第3节分别简要介绍单位分解法和水平集法;第4节和第5节介绍XFEM的基本思想、详细实施步骤和若干应用实例, 同时修正了以往文献中的一些不妥之处; 最后, 初步展望了该领域尚需进一步研究的课题.      

C1连续型广义有限元格式

C$^{1}$连续,即一阶导数连续.C$^{1}$连续型插值格式具有同时适用于离散PDE的弱形式与强形式的优点--即一种插值格式可以在使用PDE弱形式还是强形式之间做出选择,从而构造出更加高效的数值方法.由于单位分解广义有限元方法 (PUFEM, Babu${\check{ s}}$ka andMelenk(1997)),允许用户根据局部解的特征自定义任意高阶局部近似,具有精度高、程序实现与传统有限元相容性好的特点而受到广泛关注.但是,其总体近似函数的光滑性是由其所采用的单位分解函数--一般为标准有限元形函数--的光滑性所决定,因此多为C$^{0}$连续.如何在C$^{0}$连续标准有限元形函数的基础上,构造出满足C$^{1}$连续的总体近似函数,是一个仍未解决的问题.本文在作者前期研究的无额外自由度的单位分解插值格式的基础上,仅基于C$^{0}$标准有限元形函数,构造出至少C$^{1}$连续的无额外自由度单位分解格式.针对Poisson方程,讨论了该格式对PDE弱形式与强形式的离散.测试结果表明,方法可以同时用于弱形式与强形式的数值求解,而且可以在不改变网格和自由度数的前提下,获得高阶收敛.使用该插值格式的条件是:网格须是直角坐标网格(不要求均匀).该插值格式可以同时用于流体力学问题和使用欧拉背景网格求解动量方程的固体力学方法,如材料物质点法(materialpoint method).对于强形式的欧拉网格求解,该插值格式与"差分"不同之处在于,它具有有限元一样的在任意点处进行"插值"的特点.对于弱形式的积分求解,由于该插值格式具有导数连续性,可以允许积分网格独立于插值网格.这一特点将使得弱形式的数值积分的实施更加灵活方便.      

弹性力学的复变量数值流形方法

数值流形方法通过引入数学和物理双重网格,将插值域和积分域分别定义在两个不同的覆盖上来完成系统能量泛函积分运算. 当采用高阶函数构造位移函数时,广义节点自由度将大大增加. 在求解系统的平衡方程中,运算量是与自由度的三次方成正比的,因此数值流形方法的计算量是较大的. 为此,在复变量理论的基础上,采用一维基函数建立二维问题的逼近试函数,然后将其应用于弹性力学的数值流形方法,提出了复变量数值流形方法,推导了弹性力学的复变量数值流形方法的公式. 与传统的数值流形方法相比,复变量数值流形方法具有计算量小、精度高的优点.      

数值流形方法中线性相关性问题的研究

数值流形方法的形函数由覆盖函数和局部近似函数组成,形函数之间往往存在线性相关性。在现有研究成果的基础上对形函数线性相关性进行了分析,指出线性相关性的根源在于覆盖函数具有单位分解特性,并与单元形状有关。研究了线性相关性与整体刚度矩阵奇异性以及求解收敛性之间的关系,指出形函数线性相关不一定导致整体刚度矩阵奇异。对8结点六面体高阶流形单元的局部近似函数及单元形状与线性相关性之间的关系进行了分析,构造出一种完全线性独立的流形单元。通过算例分析了8结点六面体流形单元局部近似函数中一次完全多项式对求解精度和收敛性的影响,发现采用一次完全多项式局部近似函数的形函数虽然线性相关,但求解仍然收敛,且精度高于线性无关的单元。     

混凝土断裂的连续-非连续方法

采用有限元形函数作为单位分解函数,位移间断用富集节点的附加自由度表示,建立了允许在单元内部位移非连续的局部富集公式以表征混凝土的开裂区域．富集基函数由节点形函数和节点形函数与间断函数的乘积的并集构成．非连续位移的扩展路径完全与网格结构无关．不同于以非协调应变为基础的嵌入非连续模型,对单元的类型没有限制而且间断位移可以贯穿单元边界．局部富集思想与扩展有限元类似,但富集点自由度保持节点位移的物理意义不变,使相邻单元无需进行富集运算．在变分公式中引入混凝土粘结本构定律,推导了考虑断裂过程区非线性影响的基本方程．对混凝土粘结裂纹扩展的数值模拟说明了该计算方法的有效性．     

A novel virtual node method for polygonal elements

A novel polygonal finite element method （PFEM） based on partition of unity is proposed, termed the virtual node method （VNM）. To test the performance of the present method, numerical examples are given for solid mechanics problems. With a polynomial form, the VNM achieves better results than those of traditional PFEMs, including the Wachspress method and the mean value method in standard patch tests. Compared with the standard triangular FEM, the VNM can achieve better accuracy. With the ability to construct shape functions on polygonal elements, the VNM provides greater flexibility in mesh generation. Therefore, several fracture problems are studied to demonstrate the potential implementation. With the advantage of the VNM, the convenient refinement and remeshing strategy are applied.     

Acoustic simulation using a novel approach for reducing dispersion error

It is well‐known that the traditional finite element method (FEM) fails to provide accurate results to the Helmholtz equation with the increase of wave number because of the ‘pollution error’ caused by numerical dispersion. In order to overcome this deficiency, a gradient‐weighted finite element method (GW‐FEM) that combines Shepard interpolation and linear shape functions is proposed in this work. Three‐node triangular and four‐node tetrahedral elements that can be generated automatically are first used to discretize the problem domain in 2D and 3D spaces, respectively. For each independent element, a compacted support domain is then formed based on the element itself and its adjacent elements sharing common edges (or faces). With the aid of Shepard interpolation, a weighted acoustic gradient field is then formulated, which will be further used to construct the discretized system equations through the generalized Galerkin weak form. Numerical examples demonstrate that the present algorithm can significantly reduces the dispersion error in computational acoustics. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

节点梯度光滑有限元配点法

配点法构造简单、计算高效, 但需要用到数值离散形函数的高阶梯度,而传统有限元形函数的梯度在单元边界处通常仅具有C$^{0}$连续性,因此无法直接用于配点法分析. 本文通过引入有限元形函数的光滑梯度,提出了节点梯度光滑有限元配点法. 首先基于广义梯度光滑方法,定义了有限元形函数在节点处的一阶光滑梯度值,然后以有限元形函数为核函数构造了有限元形函数的一阶光滑梯度,进而对一阶光滑梯度直接求导并用一阶光滑梯度替换有限元形函数的标准梯度,即完成了有限元形函数二阶光滑梯度的构造.文中以线性有限元形函数为基础的理论分析表明,其光滑梯度不仅满足传统线性有限元形函数梯度对应的一阶一致性条件,而且在均布网格假定下满足更高一阶的二阶一致性条件.因此与传统线性有限元法相比,基于线性形函数的节点梯度光滑有限元法的$L_{2}$和$H_{1}$误差均具有二次精度,即其$H_{1}$误差收敛阶次比传统有限元法高一阶, 呈现超收敛特性.文中通过典型算例验证了节点梯度光滑有限元配点法的精度和收敛性,特别是其$H_{1}$或能量误差的精度和收敛率都明显高于传统有限元法.      

An h-adaptive modified element-free Galerkin method

In this work an h-adaptive Modified Element-Free Galerkin (MEFG) method is investigated. The proposed error estimator is based on a recovery by equilibrium of nodal patches where a recovered stress field is obtained by a moving least square approximation. The procedure generates a smooth recovered stress field that is not only more accurate then the approximate solution but also free of spurious oscillations, normally seen in EFG methods at regions with high gradient stresses or discontinuities.The MEFG method combines conventional EFG with extended partition of unity finite element (EPUFE) methods in order to create global shape functions that allow a direct imposition of the essential boundary conditions.The re-meshing of the integration mesh is based on the homogeneous error distribution criterion and upon a given prescribed admissible error. Some examples are presented, considering a plane stress assumption, which shows the performance of the proposed methodology.     

An investigation of the step-wise propagation of a mode-II fracture in a poroelastic medium

In this paper we use an eXtended Finite Element Method based model for the simulation of shear fracture in fully saturated porous materials. The fracture is incorporated as a strong discontinuity in the displacement field by exploiting the partition of unity property of finite element shape functions. The pressure is assumed to be continuous across the fracture. However, the pressure gradient, i.e. the fluid flow, can be discontinuous. The failure process is described by the cohesive zone approach and a Tresca fracture condition without dilatancy. We investigate the propagation of a shear fracture under compression asking the question whether or not a Tresca criterion can result in stepwise propagation in a poroelastic medium. In order to evaluate possible numerical artefacts, we also look at the influence of the element size and the magnitude of a time increment. The performance of the X-FEM model and the influence of the pore pressure on the fracture propagation are addressed. Our simulations do not show evidence for step wise progression in mode II failure.     

Modeling quasi-static crack growth with the extended finite element method Part II: Numerical applications

In Part I [Int. J. Solids Struct., 2003], we described the implementation of the extended finite element method (X-FEM) within Dynaflow™, a standard finite element package. In our implementation, we focused on two-dimensional crack modeling in linear elasticity. For crack modeling in the X-FEM, a discontinuous function and the near-tip asymptotic functions are added to the finite element approximation using the framework of partition of unity. This permits the crack to be represented without explicitly meshing the crack surfaces and crack propagation simulations can be carried out without the need for any remeshing. In this paper, we present numerical solutions for the stress intensity factor for crack problems, and also conduct crack growth simulations with the X-FEM. Numerical examples are presented with a two-fold objective: first to show the efficacy of the X-FEM implementation in Dynaflow™; and second to demonstrate the accuracy and versatility of the method to solve challenging problems in computational failure mechanics.     

准脆性材料中强不连续问题的数值方法若干应用及其研究进展

综述了模拟准脆性材料开裂过程的数值计算方法的研究进展和工程应用,比较了表征强不连续问题的显式非连续模型和隐式非连续模型的优缺点.结合混凝土粘结裂纹, 重点讨论了嵌入非连续模型,扩展有限元方法和富集有限元技术等非连续方法的构造特征和本质区别.从各种富集方法的理论完备性考察,以假定发展应变为基础的嵌入非连续方法虽然可以解决混凝土开裂过程中的应力锁死,满足内部边界的静力平衡条件以及反映开裂后的位移不连续问题,但嵌入非连续所采用的富集函数在开裂单元中并不能满足协调条件,使非连续两侧的应变不独立. 其局限性是由于富集自由度在单元的水平上引入,而以单位分解为基础的扩展有限元和富集有限元的富集函数以节点自由度的方式引入,除具有嵌入非连续的优点, 还可以有效消除嵌入非连续引起裂纹两侧应变的相互影响.文中同时指出了网格重构技术,弥散裂纹模型的局限性以及扩展有限元和富集有限元技术在构造方式上的细微差别.对于节点自由度方式引入的富集函数, 其操作困难性在文中也作了说明.      

Modeling quasi-static crack growth with the extended finite element method Part I: Computer implementation

The extended finite element method (X-FEM) is a numerical method for modeling strong (displacement) as well as weak (strain) discontinuities within a standard finite element framework. In the X-FEM, special functions are added to the finite element approximation using the framework of partition of unity. For crack modeling in isotropic linear elasticity, a discontinuous function and the two-dimensional asymptotic crack-tip displacement fields are used to account for the crack. This enables the domain to be modeled by finite elements without explicitly meshing the crack surfaces, and hence quasi-static crack propagation simulations can be carried out without remeshing. In this paper, we discuss some of the key issues in the X-FEM and describe its implementation within a general-purpose finite element code. The finite element program Dynaflow™ is considered in this study and the implementation for modeling 2-d cracks in isotropic and bimaterial media is described. In particular, the array-allocation for enriched degrees of freedom, use of geometric-based queries for carrying out nodal enrichment and mesh partitioning, and the assembly procedure for the discrete equations are presented. We place particular emphasis on the design of a computer code to enable the modeling of discontinuous phenomena within a finite element framework.     

Non-homogeneous displacement jumps in strong embedded discontinuities

In this paper, strong discontinuities are embedded in finite elements to describe fracture in quasi-brittle materials. A new numerical formulation is introduced in which the displacement jumps do not need to be homogeneous within each finite element. Both the crack path and the displacement jumps are continuous across element boundaries. This formulation is compared with the discrete approach, in which interface elements are inserted to model the discontinuities, as well as with other embedded discontinuity approaches and with the partition of unity method. Numerical results have been obtained with relatively coarse meshes, which compare well with experimental results and with the results obtained from analyzes with interface elements.     

无限元方法及其应用

限元是几何上趋于无穷的单元，它是一种特殊的有限元,也是对有限元在求解无界域 问题上的有效补充, 并可实现与有限元间的无缝连接.无限元分为映射无限元和非映射 无限元:映射无限元需要引入几何映射,在局部坐标系中构造插值形状函数,如Bettess 元和Astley元;非映射无限元则直接在整体坐标系中构造插值形状函数,如Burnett元. 本文评述求解无界域问题的无限元方法的研究现状和最新发展.首先介绍无限单元的概念 和无限元方法的特点;围绕求解以Helmholtz方程控制的波动问题,评述几种常规无限单 元的优劣,这些单元包括Bettess元、Astley元和Burnett元.然后介绍新近提出的广义 无限元方法,以及与常规无限元方法的区别与联系.最后对无限元方法在各种问题中的 应用做了总结.