NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENT APPROXIMATIONS TOTHE UNILATERAL PROBLEM

1.IntroductionTherehavebeennumerousworkintheanalysisoffiniteelementmethodsfortheunilateralproblem(c.f.[4]andthereferencestherein).ItshouldbementionedthatinF.Scarpiniet.al.[6],I.Hlavaceket.al.[5]andF.Brezziet.al.[1],theconforminglinearelementapproximationtotheunilateralproblemhavebeenconsidered,andthevariouserrorboundshavebeenobtainedinthedifferentassumptionofregularityofsolutionoftheproblem.Inthispaper3weconsiderthreenonconformingfiniteelement(i.e.twoCrouzrixRaviartlinearelementsandWilsone…     

THE NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR SIGNORINI PROBLEM

We present the Crouzeix-Raviart linear nonconforming finite element approximation of the variational inequality resulting from Signorini problem. We show if the displacement field is of H2 regularity, then the convergence rate can be improved from O（h3/4） to quasi-optimal O（h｜log h｜1/4） with respect to the energy norm as that of the continuous linear finite element approximation. If stronger but reasonable regularity is available, the convergence rate can be improved to the optimal O（h） as expected by the linear approximation.     

CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS FOR A NONCONFORMING MEMBRANE ELEMENT ON ANISOTROPIC MESHES

Regular assumption of finite element meshes is a basic condition of most analysis offinite element approximations both for conventional conforming elements and nonconform-ing elements.The aim of this paper is to present a novel approach of dealing with theapproximation of a four-degree nonconforming finite element for the second order ellipticproblems on the anisotropic meshes.The optimal error estimates of energy norm and L~2-norm without the regular assumption or quasi-uniform assumption are obtained based onsome new special features of this element discovered herein.Numerical results are givento demonstrate validity of our theoretical analysis.     

New intergrid transfer operator in multigrid method for P1-nonconforming finite element method

For a second-order elliptic boundary value problem, We develop an intergrid transfer operator in multigrid method for the P₁-nonconforming finite element method. This intergrid transfer operator needs smaller computation than previous intergrid transfer operators. Multigrid method with this operator converges well.     

ON THE ERROR ESTIMATE OF NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENT APPROXIMATION TO THE OBSTACLE PROBLEM

This paper is devoted to analysis of the nonconforming element approximation to the obstacle problem, and improvement and correction of the results in [11], [12].     

Optimal control of the obstacle in semilinear variational inequalities

We consider an optimal control problem where the state satisfies an obstacle type semilinear variational inequality and the control function is the obstacle. The state is chosen to be close to a desired profile while the obstacle is not too large in H ₀ ¹ (), and H ²-bounded. We prove that an optimal control exists and give necessary optimality conditions, using approximation techniques.     

Second-order locking-free nonconforming elements for planar linear elasticity

In this paper, we present two nonconforming finite elements for the pure displacement planar elasticity problem. Both of them are locking-free and have two order of convergence. Some numerical results attest the validity of our theoretical analysis.     

Optimal shape design for systems governed by variational inequalities,part 3: Necessary conditions in the elliptic case

General optimality conditions are obtained for optimal shape design for systems governed by a class of elliptic variational inequalities. The conditions are established by making use of the necessary conditions for optimal control of systems governed by strongly monotone variational inequalities. These conditions are then applied to an electrochemical machining problem.     

TRAPEZOIDAL PLATE BENDING ELEMENT WITH DOUBLE SET PARAMETERS

Using double set parameter method, a 12-parameter trapezoidal plate bending element is presented. The first set of degrees of freedom, which make the element convergent, are the values at the four vertices and the middle points of the four sides together with the mean values of the outer normal derivatives along four sides. The second set of degree of freedom, which make the number of unknowns in the resulting discrete system small and computation convenient are values and the first derivatives at the four vertices of the element. The convergence of the element is proved.     

SOME n-RECTANGLE NONCONFORMING ELEMENTS FOR FOURTH ORDER ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS

In this paper, three n-rectangle nonconforming elements are proposed with n ≥ 3. They are the extensions of well-known Morley element, Adini element and Bogner-Fox-Schmit element in two spatial dimensions to any higher dimensions respectively. These elements are all proved to be convergent for a model biharmonic equation in n dimensions.     

The Morley element for fourth order elliptic equations in any dimensions

In this paper, the well-known nonconforming Morley element for biharmonic equations in two spatial dimensions is extended to any higher dimensions in a canonical fashion. The general n-dimensional Morley element consists of all quadratic polynomials defined on each n-simplex with degrees of freedom given by the integral average of the normal derivative on each (n-1)-subsimplex and the integral average of the function value on each (n-2)-subsimplex. Explicit expressions of nodal basis functions are also obtained for this element on general n-simplicial grids. Convergence analysis is given for this element when it is applied as a nonconforming finite element discretization for the biharmonic equation. The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10571006). This work was supported in part by NSF DMS-0209497 and NSF DMS-0215392 and the Changjiang Professorship through Peking University.     

Numerical analysis of a mixed elliptic problem with flux and convective boundary conditions to obtain a discrete solution of nonconstant sign

We consider a material that occupies a convex polygonal bounded domain Ω ⊂ ℝⁿ, with regular boundary Γ = Γ₁ ∪ Γ₂ (with Γ ∩ Γ = ∅︁) with meas (Γ₁) = |Γ₁| > 0 and |Γ₂| > 0. We assume, without loss of generality, that the melting temperature is 0°C. We consider the following steady‐state heat conduction problem in Ω: with α, q, B = Const > 0, and q and α represent the heat flux on Γ₂ and the heat transfer coefficient on Γ₁, respectively. In a previous article (Tabacman‐ Tarzia, J Diff Eq 77 (1989), 16– 37) sufficient and/or necessary conditions on data α, q, B, Ω, Γ₁, Γ₂ to obtain a temperature u of nonconstant sign in Ω (that is, a multidimensional steady‐state, two‐phase, Stefan problem) were studied. In this article, we consider a regular triangulation by finite element method of the domain Ω with Lagrange triangles of the type 1, with h > 0 the parameter of the discretization. We study sufficient (and/or necessary) conditions on data α, q, B, Ω, Γ₁, and Γ₂ to obtain a change of phase (steady‐state, two‐phase, discretized Stefan problem) in corresponding discretized domain, that is, a discrete temperature of nonconstant sign in Ω. Moreover, error bounds as a function of the parameter h, are also obtained. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq. 15: 355–369, 1999     

UNIFORMLY CONVERGENT NONCONFORMING ELEMENT FOR 3-D FOURTH ORDER ELLIPTIC SINGULAR PERTURBATION PROBLEM

In this paper, using a bubble function, we construct a cuboid element to solve the fourth order elliptic singular perturbation problem in three dimensions. We prove that the nonconforming CO-cuboid element converges in the energy norm uniformly with respect to the perturbation parameter.     

On the optimal control for variational inequalities

We prove an existence theorem for the optimal control of variational inequalities governed by a pseudomonotone operator: the cost is assumed to be quadratic. Then, we give an extension of the theorem to more general costs (assuming the operator to be monotone); we also give a result on a perturbation problem.This work is an extended part of the author's thesis, written under the direction of Professor T. Zolezzi. This research was partially supported by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Rome, Italy.     

EDGE-ORIENTED HEXAGONAL ELEMENTS

In this paper, two new nonconforming hexagonal elements are presented, which are based on the trilinear function space Q1^（3） and are edge-oriented, analogical to the case of the rotated Q1 quadrilateral element. A priori error estimates are given to show that the new elements achieve first-order accuracy in the energy norm and second-order accuracy in the L^2 norm. This theoretical result is confirmed by the numerical tests.