近场动力学与有限元方法耦合求解热传导问题

求解含裂纹等不连续问题一直是计算力学的重点研究课题之一,以偏微分方程为基础的连续介质力学方法处理不连续问题时面临很大的困难. 近场动力学方法是一种基于积分方程的非局部理论,在处理不连续问题时有很大的优越性. 本文提出了求解含裂纹热传导问题的一种新的近场动力学与有限元法的耦合方法. 结合近场动力学方法处理不连续问题的优势以及有限元方法计算效率高的优势,将求解区域划分为两个区域,近场动力学区域和有限元区域. 包含裂纹的区域采用近场动力学方法建模,其他区域采用有限元方法建模. 本文提出的耦合方案实施简单方便,近场动力学区域与有限元区域之间不需要设置重叠区域. 耦合方法通过近场动力学粒子与其域内所有粒子(包括近场动力学粒子和有限元节点)以非局部方式连接,有限元节点与其周围的所有粒子以有限元方式相互作用. 将有限元热传导矩阵和近场动力学粒子相互作用矩阵写入同一整体热传导矩阵中,并采用Guyan缩聚法进一步减小计算量. 分别采用连续介质力学方法和近场动力学方法对一维以及二维温度场算例进行模拟,结果表明,本文的耦合方法具有较高的计算精度和计算效率. 该耦合方案可以进一步拓展到热力耦合条件下含裂纹材料和结构的裂纹扩展问题.      

近场动力学与有限元方法耦合求解热传导问题

求解含裂纹等不连续问题一直是计算力学的重点研究课题之一,以偏微分方程为基础的连续介质力学方法处理不连续问题时面临很大的困难.近场动力学方法是一种基于积分方程的非局部理论,在处理不连续问题时有很大的优越性.本文提出了求解含裂纹热传导问题的一种新的近场动力学与有限元法的耦合方法.结合近场动力学方法处理不连续问题的优势以及有限元方法计算效率高的优势,将求解区域划分为两个区域,近场动力学区域和有限元区域.包含裂纹的区域采用近场动力学方法建模,其他区域采用有限元方法建模.本文提出的耦合方案实施简单方便,近场动力学区域与有限元区域之间不需要设置重叠区域.耦合方法通过近场动力学粒子与其域内所有粒子(包括近场动力学粒子和有限元节点)以非局部方式连接,有限元节点与其周围的所有粒子以有限元方式相互作用.将有限元热传导矩阵和近场动力学粒子相互作用矩阵写入同一整体热传导矩阵中,并采用Guyan缩聚法进一步减小计算量.分别采用连续介质力学方法和近场动力学方法对一维以及二维温度场算例进行模拟,结果表明,本文的耦合方法具有较高的计算精度和计算效率.该耦合方案可以进一步拓展到热力耦合条件下含裂纹材料和结构的裂纹扩展问题.     

近场动力学与有限元的混合建模方法

综述了近场动力学与有限元混合建模方法的研究进展,阐明了各种混合建模方法的基本原理与特点,并重点介绍本课题组在近场动力学与有限元方法混合建模方面的研究工作。现有近场动力学与有限元混合建模方法包括位移协调约束、力耦合、混合函数方法以及子模型方法等,除子模型方法外,都可归结为并行式多尺度分析方法,其基本思想是将计算结构划分为近场动力学子域、有限元子域以及两者的交界区域(或重叠区域、或界面单元、或过渡区域)。子模型方法可归结为显-显分析方法,先采用显式有限元进行整体分析,后采用近场动力学方法对重点区域进行分析。混合建模方法需要着重提高交界区域的计算精度,并且消除虚假力和虚假应力波问题。提出了通过力耦合的近场动力学与有限元混合建模的隐式分析方法,该方法不再设置重叠区,通过杆单元连接近场动力学子域与有限元子域,其中界面上的有限元结点不仅与其所在单元的其他结点发生作用,还通过杆单元与以其为圆心、一定半径的圆域内的其他物质点相互作用。研究表明,本文提出的混合模型和求解方法既能有效解决裂纹扩展等不连续问题,又可提高计算效率,为工程结构破坏问题的计算分析提供一种有效方法。     

无网格与有限元的耦合在动态断裂研究中的应用

提出将无网格Galerkin法与有限元耦合的方法用于分析动态裂纹扩展问题,只在裂尖附近区域沿裂纹扩展方向布置无网格结点,而在其他区域采用一般的有限元,区域交界处的结点采用MLS方法插值,然后将求得的结点值再分配到有限单元的相关结点上,保证了无网格区域和有限元区域的交界处位移的连续。避免了网格的再生成,同时也克服了单纯使用无网格Galerkin法所带来的边界条件难处理及计算效率较低的缺点。数值算例显示这种方法是有效的。     

无单元法在薄板稳定问题中的应用

用无单元法研究了薄板的弹性稳定问题，从滑动最小二乘法和变分原理出发导出了薄板的无单元法几何刚度矩阵，编制了相应的计算程序，并给出了算例，结果表明，方法合理可行，且精度高于有限元。     

无单元法求解正交各向异性板自由振动问题

无单元法是一种新出现的数值方法。本文对无单元法的数学基础—滑动最小二乘法进行了详细的研究,推导了无单元法的形函数,并对一些关键问题,如权函数的选取,正交基函数,边界条件,数值实现方法等得出了研究结论。用无单元法研究了正交各向异性板的自由振动问题,由动力学变分原理和滑动最小二乘法导出了正交各向异性板的无单元法质量矩阵和刚度矩阵,编制了相应的计算程序,通过计算实例验证了该方法的有效性。     

基于多层模拟方法的双层梁断裂有限元分析

本文提出一种用于含分层的双层梁线弹性断裂分析的有限元方法．将上下子梁均模拟为多个子层，采用只有平动位移自由度的新型梁单元，假设单元内的位移沿纵向和横向均线性变化，推导了该单元的单元刚度矩阵．将开裂部分和未开裂部分的子梁进行单元刚度矩阵组装，施加相应的等效结点力，得到整体平衡方程，并结合边界条件进行求解．为验证该方法的有效性和精度，开展非对称双悬臂梁(Asymmetric Double Cantilever Beam, ADCB)和单臂弯曲梁(Single Leg Bending, SLB)试样的断裂分析，利用虚拟裂纹闭合技术(Virtual Crack Closure Technique, VCCT)得到了试样的能量释放率及其分量，并将求得的结果与解析解和二维有限元解进行对比．计算结果表明，相对于传统双层模拟方法，该多层模拟方法能够精确、高效地计算各类梁试样的能量释放率及其分量，并且无需引入界面连续条件．     

改进型扩展比例边界有限元法

结合了扩展有限元法(extended finite elementmethods,XFEM)和比例边界有限元法(scaled boundary finite elementmethods,SBFEM)的主要优点,提出了一种改进型扩展比例边界有限元法(improvedextended scaled boundary finite elementmethods,$i$XSBFEM),为断裂问题模拟提供了一条新的途径.类似XFEM,采用两个正交的水平集函数表征材料内部裂纹面,并基于水平集函数判断单元切割类型;将被裂纹切割的单元作为SBFE的子域处理,采用SBFEM求解单元刚度矩阵,从而避免了XFEM中求解不连续单元刚度矩阵需要进一步进行单元子划分的缺陷;同时,借助XFEM的主要思想,将裂纹与单元边界交点的真实位移作为单元结点的附加自由度考虑,赋予了单元结点附加自由度明确的物理意义,可以直接根据位移求解结果得出裂纹与单元边界交点的位移;对于含有裂尖的单元,选取围绕裂尖单元一圈的若干层单元作为超级单元,并将此超级单元作为SBFE的一个子域求解刚度矩阵,超级单元内部的结点位移可通过SBFE的位移模式求解得到,应力强度因子可基于裂尖处的奇异位移(应力)直接获得,无需借助其他的数值方法.最后,通过若干数值算例验证了建议的$i$XSBFEM的有效性,相比于常规XFEM,$i$XSBFEM的基于位移范数的相对误差收敛性较好;采用$i$XSBFEM通过应力法和位移法直接计算得到的裂尖应力强度因子均与解析解吻合\较好.      

状态向量的扩展有限元方法研究

利用哈密顿正则方程的半解析法计算单元位移场和应力场,可以得到精度比较高的解.但此半解析法在计算应力尖峰区域时,该区域要细化网格.当裂纹扩展时,又要重新生成刚度矩阵进行求解,导致求解效率降低.利用扩展有限元处理裂纹的不连续性,当裂纹扩展时可以避免网格的重构.为充分利用状态向量方程和扩展有限元的优势,该文将两者结合起来分析材料的断裂问题:计算应力强度因子和模拟裂纹扩展.最后通过算例分析,验证了该文提出方案的可行性.     

移动荷载作用下地基动力分析的有限元方法

通过对地基动力问题的基本方程进行变换,把基本方程变换到随荷载移动的运动坐标系中,通过加权残数法推导了相应的单元刚度矩阵,从而建立了移动问题的有限元格式,并发现移动荷载问题的单元刚度矩阵是对相应静力问题单元刚度矩阵的修正,在静力单元刚度矩阵的主对角元素上增加与移动速度有关的项,即可得到移动问题有限元的单元刚度矩阵,这样就将动力学问题转化为“拟静力”问题处理。文中用移动问题有限元方法计算了地基的动力响应,并与解析解进行了对比,以说明本方法具有较好的精度。     

《余能理论》引领中国变分原理的研究

正今年是钱令希院士诞辰100周年,带着崇敬的心情我们缅怀先生的一生。作为一名杰出的科学家,除了在很多研究工作中取得优秀的成果,钱令希先生的战略眼光更值得我们学习。1950年钱令希先生在中国科学杂志发表《余能理论》[1]。论文中钱令希先生引用了Westergaard 1941年关于余能原理的论文,特别引用了Westergaard的观点,认为余能方法没有受到与其价     

A DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION ALGORITHM WITH FINITE ELEMENT-BOUNDARY ELEMENT COUPLING

A domain decomposition algorithm coupling the finite element and the boundary element was presented. It essentially involves subdivision of the analyzed domain into sub-regions being independently modeled by two methods, i.e., the finite element method (FEM) and the boundary element method (BEM). The original problem was restored with continuity and equilibrium conditions being satisfied on the interface of the two sub-regions using an iterative algorithm. To speed up the convergence rate of the iterative algorithm, a dynamically changing relaxation parameter during iteration was introduced. An advantage of the proposed algorithm is that the locations of the nodes on the interface of the two sub-domains can be inconsistent. The validity of the algorithm is demonstrated by the consistence of the results of a numerical example obtained by the proposed method and those by the FEM, the BEM and a present finite element-boundary element (FE-BE) coupling method.     

裂缝分析的比例边界有限元与有限元耦合的虚拟结构面模型

比例边界有限元法SBFEM(Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method)是一种半解析数值方法,在裂缝分析特别是强度因子计算上具有相当高的精度。本文提出了一种用于裂缝分析的基于虚拟结构面的SBFEM与常规FEM的耦合分析方法。首先选取裂缝周边一定范围的计算域,并将结构分成不含裂缝区域和含裂缝区域两部分。然后,对不含裂缝区域,采用FEM进行网格离散;对含裂缝区域,采用SBFEM进行网格离散;两者相互独立,在这两个域内,分别采用各自相应的位移模式。最后通过在SBFEM网格的外边界设置虚拟耦合结构面的模式,实现有限元网格和比例边界有限元网格的耦合。通过两个经典的含裂缝平板的算例研究,探讨了本文方法在I型开裂和混合型开裂分析中,影响应力强度因子精度的因素。算例表明,SBFEM具有的降维和半解析性质,使本文方法在裂缝分析中的前处理简单易行,且计算结果具有相当高的计算精度。     

Two dimensional numerical simulation of crack kinking from an interface under dynamic loading by time domain boundary element method

The hybrid time-domain boundary element method, together with the multi-region technique, is applied to simulate the dynamic process of propagation and/or kinking of an interface crack in a two-dimensional bi-material. The whole bi-material is divided into two regions along the interface. The traditional displacement boundary integral equations are employed with respect to each region. However, when the crack kinks into the matrix material, the non-hypersingular traction boundary integral equations are used with respect to the part of the crack in the matrix. Crack propagation along the interface is numerically modelled by releasing the nodes in the front of the moving crack-tip controlled by the fracture criterion. Kinking of the interface crack is controlled by a criterion developed from the quasi-static one. Once the crack kinks into the matrix, its propagation is modeled by adding new elements of constant length to the moving crack-tip controlled by a criterion extended from the quasi-static maximum circumferential stress. The numerical results of the crack growth trajectory for different material combinations are computed and compared with the corresponding experimental results. Good agreement between numerical and experimental results implies that the present boundary element numerical method can provide an excellent simulation for the dynamic propagation and deflection of an interface crack.     

A coupled IEM/FEM approach for solving elastic problems with multiple cracks

In this paper, the detailed two-dimensional infinite element method (IEM) formulation with infinite element (IE)–finite element (FE) coupling scheme for investigating mode I stress intensity factor in elastic problems with imbedded geometric singularities (e.g. cracks) is presented. The IE–FE coupling algorithm is also successfully extended to solve multiple crack problems. In this method, the domain of the primary problem is subdivided into two sub-domains modeled separately using the IEM for the multiple crack sub-domain, and the FEM for the uncracked sub-domain. In the IE sub-domain, the similarity partition concept together with the IEM formulation are employed to automatically generate a large number of infinitesimal elements, layer by layer, around the tip of each crack. All degrees of freedom related to the IE sub-domain, except for those associated with the coupling interface, are condensed and transformed to form a finite master IE for each crack with master nodes on sub-domain boundary only. All of the stiffness matrices constructed in the IE sub-domains are assembled into the system stiffness matrix for the FE sub-domain. The resultant FE solution with a symmetrical stiffness matrix, having the singularity effect of imbedded cracks in IEs, is required only for solving multiple crack problems.Using these efficient numerical techniques a very fine mesh pattern can be established around each crack tip without increasing the degree of freedom of the global FEM solution. One is easily allowed to conduct parametric analyses for various crack sizes without changing the FE mesh. Numerical examples are presented to show the performance of the proposed method and compared with the corresponding known results where available.     

A coupled FEM/BEM approach and its accuracy for solving crack problems in fracture mechanics

The finite element (FEM) and the boundary element methods (BEM) are well known powerful numerical techniques for solving a wide range of problems in applied science and engineering. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, so that it is desirable to develop a combined finite element/boundary element method approach, which makes use of their advantages and reduces their disadvantages. Several coupling techniques are proposed in the literature, but until now the incompatibility of the basic variables remains a problem to be solved. To overcome this problem, a special super-element using boundary elements based on the usual finite element technique of total potential energy minimization has been developed in this paper. The application of the most commonly used approaches in finite element method namely quarter-point elements and J-integrals techniques were examined using the proposed coupling FEM–BEM. The accuracy and efficiency of the proposed approach have been assessed for the evaluation of stress intensity factors (SIF). It was found that the FEM–BEM coupling technique gives more accurate values of the stress intensity factors with fewer degrees of freedom.     

The coupling method for torsion problem of the square cross-section bar with cracks

By coupling natural boundary element method (NBEM) with FEM based on domain decomposition, the torsion problem of the square cross-sections bar with cracks have been studied, the stresses of the nodes of the cross-sections and the stress intensity factors have been calculated, and some distribution pictures of the stresses have been drawn. During computing, the effect of the relaxed factors to the convergence speed of the iterative method has been discussed. The results of the computation have confirmed the advantages of the NBEM and its coupling with the FEM. Foundation item: the State Key Laboratory of Science and Engineering Computation Biography: ZHAO Hui-ming (1971-)