Mixed energy method for solution of quadratic programming problems and elastic-plastic analysis of truss structures

A new algorithm for the solution of quadratic programming problems is put forward in terms of the mixed energy theory and is further used for the incremental solution of elastic-plastic truss structures. The method proposed is different from the traditional one, for which the unknown variables are selected just in one class such as displacements or stresses. The present method selects the variables in the mixed form with both displacement and stress. As the method is established in the hybrid space, the information found in the previous incremental step can be used for the solution of the present step, making the algorithm highly efficient in the numerical solution process of quadratic programming problems. The results obained in the examples of the elastic-plastic solution of the truss structures verify what has been predicted in the theoretical analysis. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50178916, No. 19732020 and No. 19872016), the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation (No. G1999032805), the Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Projects and the Foundation for University Key Teachers by the Ministry of Education of China.     

Numerical simulation for the simple shear test in amorphous glassy polymers

In this paper, a driving stress finite element method of elastic-plastic large deformation based on implicit time integrating algorithm and an eight-chain molecular network model is used for the numerical simulation of the simple shear test of polycarbonate (PC) materials. The simulated results are compared with experimental ones. The strain localization propagation for the shear band deformation for simple shear deformation is investigated numerically. The effects of microstructure parameters in the model on strain softening and orientation hardening of the PC are discussed in detail. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

An adaptive algorithm of precise integration for transient analysis

This paper presents an improved precise integration algorithm for transient analysis of heat transfer and some other problems. The original precise integration method is improved by means of the inverse accuracy analysis so that the parameterN, which has been taken as a constant and an independent parameter without consideration of the problems in the original method, can be generated automatically by the algorithm itself. Thus, the improved algorithm is adaptive and the accuracy of the algorithm is not dependent on the length of the time step in the integration process. It is shown that the numerical results obtained by the method proposed are more accurate than those obtained by the conventional time integration methods such as the difference method and others. Four examples are given to demonstrate the validity, accuracy and efficiency of the new method. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 19872016, 19872017), the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation (G1999032805) and the Foundation for University Key Teachers by the Ministry of Education of China.     

LARGE AMPLITUDE FREE VIBRATIONS OF LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES

This paper deals with large amplitude free flexural vibrations of laminated composite plates using a 9-node Heterosis degenerated isoparametric quadrilateral element, including the effects of transverse shear and rotary inertia. The nonlinear dynamic equations of the plates are formulated in von Karman's sense. Amplitude-frequency relationships are obtained through dynamic response history using the Newmark numerical integration scheme. Detailed numerical results based on various parameters are presented for orthotropic laminated plates with different boundary conditions. The rectangular anti-symmetric cross-ply plates show the softening type of nonlinearity for initial small amplitudes. The displacement amplitudes decrease and nonlinear frequencies increase with the increment of time. Supported by the NNSFC (No. 19672033), the National Key Project on Basic Research and Applied Research (PD9521904) and the Doctoral Training Foundation of Education Commission of China(No. 98000304).     

Characteristic Galerkin method for convection-diffusion equations and implicit algorithm using precise integration

This paper presents a finite element procedure for solving transient, multidimensional convection-diffusion equations. The procedure is based on the characteristic Galerkin method with an implicit algorithm using precise integration method. With the operator splitting procedure, the precise integration method is introduced to determine the material derivative in the convection-diffusion equation, consequently, the physical quantities of material points. An implicit algorithm with a combination of both the precise and the traditional numerical integration procedures in time domain in the Lagrange coordinates for the characteristic Galerkin method is formulated. The stability analysis of the algorithm shows that the unconditional stability of present implicit algorithm is enhanced as compared with that of the traditional implicit numerical integration procedure. The numerical results validate the presented method in solving convection-diffusion equations. As compared with SUPG method and explicit characteristic Galerkin method, the present method gives the results with higher accuracy and better stability. The project sponsored by the State Scientific and Technological Commission of China through “China State Key Project: the Theory and Methodology for Scientific and Engineering Computations with Large Scale”, the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the European Commission Research Project CI1^*CT94-0014.     

一类非线性周期系统响应的精细积分法

对于一类非线性周期／变系数微分方程,提出基于精细积分法的数值解法,处理非线性周期／变系数微分方程系统的响应问题,其积分策略是：采用精细积分格式处理常系数部分;采用线性插值格式处理非线性周期／变系数部分,既继承精细积分方程高度准确的特点,又保证足够的精度与较小的计算量。通过数值算例,与以往与用的微分方程直接数值积分法（如预估－校正哈明法）求得的解加以比较表明,对于给定的精度要求,精细积分法更经济有效     

Reduced augmented Lagrangian bi-conjugate gradient method for impact-contact problems

To avoid the numerical oscillation of the penalty method and non-compatibility with explicit operators of conventional Lagrange multiplier methods used in transient contact problems to enforce surface contact conditions, a new approach to enforcing surface contact constraints for the transient nonlinear finite element problems, referred to as “the reduced augmented Lagrangian bi-conjugate gradient method (ALCG)”, is developed in this paper. Based on the nonlinear constrained optimization theory and is compatible with the explicit time integration scheme, this approach can also be used in implicit scheme naturally. The new surface contact constraint method presented has significant advantages over the widely adopted penalty function methods and the conventional Lagrangian multiplier methods. The surface contact constraints are satisfied more accurately for each step by the algorithm, so the oscillation of numerical solution for the explicit scheme is depressed. Through the development of new iteration strategy for solving nonlinear equations, ALCG method improves the computational efficiency greatly. Project supported by State Education Commission Doctoral Foundation and Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province.     

A finite element model for numerical simulation of thermo-mechanical frictional contact problems

Two kinds of variational principles for numerical simulation of heat transfer and contact analysis are respectively presented. A finite element model for numerical simulation of the thermal contact problems is developed with a pressure dependent heat transfer constitutive model across the contact surface. The numerical algorithm for the finite element analysis of the thermomechanical contact problems is thus developed. Numerical examples are computed and the results demonstrate the validity of the model and algorithm developed. The project supported by the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation (G1999032805), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50178016, 10225212) and the Foundation for University Key Teacher by the Ministry of Education of China     

PARAMETRIC VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLE BASED ELASTIC-PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF COSSERAT CONTINUUM

A new algorithm is developed based on the parametric variational principle for elastic-plastic analysis of Cosserat continuum. The governing equations of the classic elastic-plastic problem are regularized by adding rotational degrees of freedom to the conventional translational degrees of freedom in conventional continuum mechanics. The parametric potential energy principle of the Cosserat theory is developed, from which the finite element formulation of the Cosserat theory and the corresponding parametric quadratic programming model are constructed. Strain localization problems are computed and the mesh independent results are obtained.     

基于参数变分原理的Cosserat连续体弹塑性分析

基于参数变分原理,提出了Cosserat模型弹塑性计算的算法,给出了基于Cosserat理论的参数最小势能原理,基于所提出的变分方程,建立了Cosserat理论弹塑性分析的参数二次规划模型,进一步将算法应用于平面应变软化问题计算中,获得的结果具有良好的非网格依赖性.     

饱和多孔介质中的混合有限元法和有限应变下应变局部化分析

对基于Biot理论的饱和多孔介质中动力-渗流耦合分析提出了一个耦合场混合元．固相位移、应变和有效应力以及流相压力、压力梯度和Darcy速度在单元内均处理为独立变量分别插值．基于胡海昌-Washizu三变量广义变分原理给出的饱和多孔介质动力-渗流耦合问题控制方程的单元弱形式，导出了单元公式．进一步导出了考虑压力相关非关联塑性的非线性单元公式和发展了相应的一致性算法．对几何非线性分析，采用了共旋公式途径．数值结果例题显示所发展耦合场混合元模拟大应变下由应变软化引起以应变局部化为特征的渐进破坏现象的性能．     

结构动力方程的增维精细积分法

对线性定常结构动力系统提出的精细积分方法,能够得到在数值上逼近于精确解的结果,但对于非齐次动力方程涉及到矩阵求逆的困难。提出采用增维的办法,将非齐次动力方程转化为齐次动力方程,在实施精细积分过程中不必进行矩阵求逆,这种方法对于程序实现和提高数值稳定性十分有利,而且在大型问题中计算效率较高,从而改进了精细积分方法的应用,数值例题显示了本文方法的有效性。     

基于线性互补模型的梯度塑性连续体无网格方法

对梯度塑性连续体提出了一个归结为线性互补问题的数值分析方法. 塑性乘子与位移均为主要未知变量,并采用基于移动最小二乘的无网格方法分别在积分点与节点上插值. 联立弱形式下的平衡方程与积分点上逐点满足的非局部本构方程和屈服准则可以导出一个线性互补问题,并通过Lexico-Lemke算法求解. 构造了一个基于N-R方法的迭代方案,使得不需要形成一致性切线刚度矩阵而仍保持二阶收敛性. 一维和二维的数值算例证明了所提出的方法处理由应变软化引起的应变局部化问题的有效性.      

无条件稳定的更新精细积分方法

提出将Pade逼近与精细积分方法中的指数矩阵运算技巧结合起来,建立了精细积分法的更新形式及计算过程,对该更新精细积分方法的稳定性进行了论证与探讨.结果表明,该更新精细积分方法是无条件稳定的,整个积分方法的精度取决于所取Pade逼近的阶数与高斯积分点的数量.数值例题也显示了该方法的高效率及其可行性.     

基于精细积分技术的非线性动力学方程的同伦摄动法

将精细积分技术（PIM）和同伦摄动方法（HPM）相结合,给出了一种求解非线性动力学方程的新的渐近数值方法。采用精细积分法求解非线性问题时,需要将非线性项对时间参数按Taylor级数展开,在展开项少时,计算精度对时间步长敏感;随着展开项的增加,计算格式会变得越来越复杂。采用同伦摄动法,则具有相对筒单的计算格式,但计算精度较差,应用范围也限于低维非线性微分方程。将这两种方法相结合得到的新的渐近数值方法则同时具备了两者的优点,既使同伦摄动方法的应用范围推广到高维非线性动力学方程的求解,又使精细积分方法在求解非线性问题时具有较简单的计算格式。数值算例表明,该方法具有较高的数值精度和计算效率。     

Application of scaled boundary finite element method in static and dynamic fracture problems

The scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) is a recently developed numerical method combining advantages of both finite element methods (FEM) and boundary element methods (BEM) and with its own special features as well. One of the most prominent advantages is its capability of calculating stress intensity factors (SIFs) directly from the stress solutions whose singularities at crack tips are analytically represented. This advantage is taken in this study to model static and dynamic fracture problems. For static problems, a remeshing algorithm as simple as used in the BEM is developed while retaining the generality and flexibility of the FEM. Fully-automatic modelling of the mixed-mode crack propagation is then realised by combining the remeshing algorithm with a propagation criterion. For dynamic fracture problems, a newly developed series-increasing solution to the SBFEM governing equations in the frequency domain is applied to calculate dynamic SIFs. Three plane problems are modelled. The numerical results show that the SBFEM can accurately predict static and dynamic SIFs, cracking paths and load-displacement curves, using only a fraction of degrees of freedom generally needed by the traditional finite element methods.The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50579081) and the Australian Research Council (DP0452681)The English text was polished by Keren Wang.     

A method for the analysis of dynamic response of structure containing non-smooth contactable interfaces

A novel single-step method is proposed for the analysis of dynamic response of visco-elastic structures containing non-smooth contactable interfaces. In the method, a two-level algorithm is employed for dealing with a nonlinear boundary condition caused by the dynamic contact of interfaces. At the first level, and explicit method is adopted to calculate nodal displacements of global viscoelastic system without considering the effect of dynamic contact of interfaces and at the second level, by introducing contact conditions of interfaces, a group of equations of lower order is derived to calculate dynamic contact normal and shear forces on the interfaces. The method is convenient and efficient for the analysis of problems of dynamic contact. The accuracy of the method is of the second order and the numerical stability condition is wider than that of other explicit methods. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (59578032) and the Key Project of the Ninth Five-Year Plan (96221030202)     

关于动力分析精细积分算法精度的讨论

对动力问题分析的精细积分算法的精度问题进行深入研究,并在此基础上提出对原有的算法的改进策略,改进后的算法可以较好地克服算法精度对积分时间步长的依赖性问题。     

Determination of elastic-plastic stresses and strains from measured surface strain data

A rigorous approach founded in the fundamental principles of plasticity is used to develop an accurate numerical algorithm for the determination of stresses and elastic and plastic strains from total strain data measured on a structure surface. The approach used to develop the algorithm and its relationship to both the flow theory of plasticity and recent advances in tangent stiffness-based numerical solution procedures for elastic-plastic boundary value problems are presented. Verification of the method for plane stress problems is demonstrated. A discussion of how the method can be used with measured surface displacement data is proved.     

On the predictability of chaotic systems with respect to maximally effective computation time

The round-off error introduces uncertainty in the numerical solution. A computational uncertainty principle is explained and validated by using chaotic systems, such as the climatic model, the Rossler and super chaos system. Maximally effective computation time (MECT) and optimal stepsize (OS) are discussed and obtained via an optimal searching method. Under OS in solving nonlinear ordinary differential equations, the self-memorization equations of chaotic systems are set up, thus a new approach to numerical weather forecast is described. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40275031 and 40231006), the National Key Program for Developing Basic Sciences (G1999043408) and the Key Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (K2CX1-10-07)