ON THE ANISOTROPIC ACCURACY ANALYSIS OF ACMES NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENT

The main aim of this paper is to study the superconvergence accuracy analysis of the famous ACM＇s nonconforming finite element for biharmonic equation under anisotropic meshes. By using some novel approaches and techniques, the optimal anisotropic interpolation error and consistency error estimates are obtained. The global error is of order O（h^2）. Lastly, some numerical tests are presented to verify the theoretical analysis.     

ON THE ANISOTROPIC ACCURACY ANALYSIS OF ACM''''S NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENT

The main aim of this paper is to study the superconvergence accuracy analysis of thefamous ACM's nonconforming finite element for biharmonic equation under anisotropicmeshes. By using some novel approaches and techniques, the optimal anisotropic inter-polation error and consistency error estimates are obtained. The global error is of orderO(h~2). Lastly, some numerical tests are presented to verify the theoretical analysis.     

CORRECTION OF BILINEAR FINITE ELEMENT

Consider -△u=f in rectangle Ω, u=0 on Ω. Let u_h∈S_h be bilinear Galerkin projection of u. We proved the following: 1) superconvergence D_(xy)~2(u-u_h)=0(h~2Inh)|u|_(4,∞) at center Z_j of each rectangle element τ_j holds; 2) we can construct a piecewise linear contitnuous function w~h by D_(xy)~2u_h and define q_h∈S_h satisfying(▽q_h,▽v)=-1/3(h~2+k~2)(w~h,D_(xy)~2v),v∈S_h;3) correction _h=u_h+q_h are of high accuracy u-_h=0(h~4|Inh|~2)‖u‖_(4,∞);4) by _h the correction derivatives can be got such that Du-=0(h~3 |In h|~2)‖u‖~(4,∞).     

SUPERCONVERGENCE OF RITZ-VOLTERRA PROJECTION ON FINITE ELEMENT SPACES

The purpose of this paper is to study the superconvergence properties of Ritz-Volterra projection.Through construction a new type of Green function and making use of its properties and the principle of duality,the paper proves that the Ritz-Volterra projection defined on r-1 order finite element spaces of Lagrange type in one and two space variable cases possesses O(h2r~2)order and O(h4+1|Inh|)order nodal superconvergence,respectively,and the same type of superconver-gence results are demonstrated for the semidiscrete finite dement approximate solutions of Soboleve-quations.     

TWO LEVEL SCHWARZ METHODS OF MIXED FINITE ELEMENT APPROXIMATION OF BIHARMONIC PROBLEM

In this paper,the two level additive Schwarz algorithm of mixed finite element.dts-cretization of Inharmonic problem is presented,the rate of convergenece is obtained.Moreover,the two level multiplicative Schwarz algorithm is considered.     

EXTRAPOLATION OF BILINEAR FINITE ELEMENT SOLUTION WITH LOCAL REFINEMENT MESH

For the less smooth solution caused by the reentrant domain it is shown that one step of extrapolation increases the order of bilinear finite element solution from 2 to 3 when the rectangular mesh satisfies certain local refinement condition.     

A PRECONDITIONER FOR COUPLING SYSTEM OF NATURAL BOUNDARY ELEMENT AND COMPOSITE GRID FINITE ELEMENT

1. IntroductionThe coupling of boundary elemellts and finite elements is of great imPortance for the nu-mercal treatment of boundary value problems posed on unbounded domains. It permits us tocombine the advanages of boundary elements for treating domains extended to infinity withthose of finite elemenis in treating the comP1icated bounded domains.The standard procedure of coupling the boundary elemeni and finite elemeni methods isdescribed as follows. First, the (unbounded) domain is divided…     

GLOBAL SUPERCONVERGENCE ESTIMATES OF FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR SCHRODINGER EQUATION

1.IntroductionConsiderthefollowinginitialboundaryvalueproblemofSchr6dingerequationwheren~[0,1]',at~On/Ot,T>0isaconstant.Theequivalentvariationalformof(1.1)is:foralltE[0,T],findu(t)6Hi(n)satisfiesthefollowingvariationalequation:where(w,v)~IwvdxdenotestheinnerproductofL'(fl)anda(u,v)~(Vu,Vv),ibetheimaginaryunit.Weassumethatthefunctionsarecomplex--valuedandHibertspacesarecomplexspaces.LetThbeaquasiuniformrectangulationoffiwithmeshsizeh>0andS'(O)CHi(fi)bethecorrespondingpiecewisebilinearpol…     

SUPERCONVERGENCE OF LEAST-SQUARES MIXED FINITE ELEMENT FOR SECOND-ORDER ELLIPTIC PROBLEMS

In this paper the least-squares mixed finite element is considered for solving secondorder elliptic problems in two dimensional domains. The primary solution u and the flux er are approximated using finite element spaces consisting of piecewise polynomials of degree k and r respectively. Based on interpolation operators and an auxiliary projection,superconvergent H^1-error estimates of both the primary solution approximation uh and the flux approximation σh are obtained under the standard quasi-uniform assumption on finite element partition. The superconvergence indicates an accuracy of O(h^r 2) for the least-squares mixed finite element approximation if Raviart-Thomas or Brezzi-DouglasFortin-Marini elements of order r are employed with optimal error estimate of O(h^r l).     

THE COUPLING OF NATURAL BOUNDARY ELEMENT AND FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR 2D HYPERBOLIC EQUATIONS

In this paper, we investigate the coupling of natural boundary element and finite element methods of exterior initial boundary value problems for hyperbolic equations. The governing equation is first discretized in time, leading to a time-step scheme, where an exterior elliptic problem has to be solved in each time step. Second, a circular artificial boundary FR consisting of a circle of radius R is introduced, the original problem in an unbounded domain is transformed into the nonlocal boundary value problem in abounded subdomain. And the natural integral equation and the Poisson integral formula are obtained in the infinite domainΩ2 outside circle of radius R. The coupled variational formulation is given. Only the function itself, not its normal derivative at artificial boundary ΓR, appears in the variational equation, so that the unknown numbers are reducedand the boundary element stiffness matrix has a few different elements. Such a coupled method is superior to the one based on direct boundary element method. This paper discusses finite element discretization for variational problem and its corresponding numerical technique, and the convergence for the numerical solutions. Finally, the numerical example is presented to illustrate feasibility and efficiency of this method.     

Three-dimensional layerwise-finite element free vibration analysis of thick laminated annular plates on elastic foundation

Using a three-dimensional layerwise-finite element method, the free vibration of thick laminated circular and annular plates supported on the elastic foundation is studied. The Pasternak-type formulation is employed to model the interaction between the plate and the elastic foundation. The discretized governing equations are derived using the Hamilton’s principle in conjunction with the layerwise theory in the thickness direction, the finite element (FE) in the radial direction and trigonometric function in the circumferential direction, respectively. The fast rate of convergence of the method is demonstrated and to verify its accuracy, comparison studies with the available solutions in the literature are performed. The effects of the geometrical parameters, the material properties and the elastic foundation parameters on the natural frequency parameters of the laminated thick circular and annular plates subjected to various boundary conditions are presented.     

Finite element error analysis for a projection-based variational multiscale method with nonlinear eddy viscosity

The paper presents a finite element error analysis for a projection-based variational multiscale (VMS) method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. In the VMS method, the influence of the unresolved scales onto the resolved small scales is modeled by a Smagorinsky-type turbulent viscosity.     

Free vibration and buckling analysis of plates using B-spline wavelet on the interval Mindlin element

A finite element method (FEM) of B-spline wavelet on the interval (BSWI) is used in this paper to solve the free vibration and buckling problems of plates based on Reissner–Mindlin theory. By aid of the high accuracy of B-spline functions approximation for structural analysis, the proposed method could obtain a fast convergence and a satisfying numerical accuracy with fewer degrees of freedoms (DOF). The numerical examples demonstrate that the present BSWI method achieves the high accuracy compared to the exact solution and others existing approaches in the literatures. The BSWI finite element has potential to be used as a numerical method in analysis and design.     

Finite element modeling of the nonlinear oscillations in axisymmetric acoustic resonators

Oscillation of a gas in closed resonators has gained considerable interest in the past years. In this paper, the nonlinear equations governing the behavior of the gas oscillations inside the resonator are formulated in a weak form and then modeled using the finite element method. The pressure ratios, predicted by the proposed model, are in close agreement with the exact solutions available for simple geometries such as cylindrical, exponential and linearly varying area resonators. The presented comparisons validate the accuracy of the finite element model and emphasize its potential for predicting the performance or resonators of more complex geometries which are necessary for generating high pressures from the standing waves. Also, gas flow through the boundaries of the resonator is implemented in the proposed model. The presented finite element model presents an invaluable tool for designing a new class of acoustic compressors which can be used, for example, in refrigeration and vibration control applications.     

Finite element and boundary element contact stress analysis with remeshing technique

The fundamental part of the contact stress problem solution using a finite element method is to locate possible contact areas reliably and efficiently. In this research, a remeshing technique is introduced to determine the contact region in a given accuracy. In the proposed iterative method, the meshes near the contact surface are modified so that the edge of the contact region is also an element’s edge. This approach overcomes the problem of surface representation at the transition point from contact to non-contact region. The remeshing technique is efficiently employed to adapt the mesh for more precise representation of the contact region. The method is applied to both finite element and boundary element methods. Overlapping of the meshes in the contact region is prevented by the inclusion of displacement and force constraints using the Lagrange multipliers technique. Since the method modifies the mesh only on the contacting and neighbouring region, the solution to the matrix system is very close to the previous one in each iteration. Both direct and iterative solver performances on BEM and FEM analyses are also investigated for the proposed incremental technique. The biconjugate gradient method and LU with Cholesky decomposition are used for solving the equation systems. Two numerical examples whose analytical solutions exist are used to illustrate the advantages of the proposed method. They show a significant improvement in accuracy compared to the solutions with fixed meshes.     

Mortar spectral element discretization of the stokes problem in axisymmetric domains

The Stokes problem in a tri‐dimensional axisymmetric domain results into a countable family of two‐dimensional problems when using the Fourier coefficients with respect to the angular variable. Relying on this dimension reduction, we propose and study a mortar spectral element discretization of the problem. Numerical experiments confirm the efficiency of this method. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 30: 44–73, 2014     

Finite element approximations to one‐phase nonlinear free boundary problem in groundwater contamination flow

In this article, we consider a single‐phase coupled nonlinear Stefan problem of the water‐head and concentration equations with nonlinear source and permeance terms and a Dirichlet boundary condition depending on the free‐boundary function. The problem is very important in subsurface contaminant transport and remediation, seawater intrusion and control, and many other applications. While a Landau type transformation is introduced to immobilize the free boundary, a transformation for the water‐head and concentration functions is defined to deal with the nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition, which depends on the free boundary function. An H¹‐finite element method for the problem is then proposed and analyzed. The existence of the approximation solution is established, and error estimates are obtained for both the semi‐discrete schemes and the fully discrete schemes. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2006     

Free vibration characteristics of a functionally graded beam by finite element method

This paper presents the dynamic characteristics of functionally graded beam with material graduation in axially or transversally through the thickness based on the power law. The present model is more effective for replacing the non-uniform geometrical beam with axially or transversally uniform geometrical graded beam. The system of equations of motion is derived by using the principle of virtual work under the assumptions of the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory. The finite element method is employed to discretize the model and obtain a numerical approximation of the motion equation. The model has been verified with the previously published works and found a good agreement with them. Numerical results are presented in both tabular and graphical forms to figure out the effects of different material distribution, slenderness ratios, and boundary conditions on the dynamic characteristics of the beam. The above mention effects play very important role on the dynamic behavior of the beam.