scholarly journals Generalization of the multi-scale finite element method to plane elasticity problems

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 642-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.X. Li ◽  
Y.L. Chen ◽  
Z.C. Lu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Plane Elasticity ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Elasticity Problems ◽  
Element Method

Uniform Convergence Analysis of a Higher Order Hybrid Stress Quadrilateral Finite Element Method for Linear Elasticity Problems

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhong Bai ◽  
Yongke Wu ◽  
Xiaoping Xie
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Displacement Vector ◽  
Plane Elasticity ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Quadratic Functions ◽  
Elasticity Problems ◽  
Quadrilateral Finite Element ◽  
Hybrid Stress ◽  
Element Method

Abstract.This paper derives a higher order hybrid stress finite element method on quadrilateral meshes for linear plane elasticity problems. The method employs continuous piecewise bi-quadratic functions in local coordinates to approximate the displacement vector and a piecewise-independent 15-parameter mode to approximate the stress tensor. Error estimation shows that the method is free from Poisson-locking and has second-order accuracy in the energy norm. Numerical experiments confirm the theoretical results.

scholarly journals A posteriori error estimates for a multi-scale finite-element method

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khallih Ahmed Blal ◽  
Brahim Allam ◽  
Zoubida Mghazli
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
A Posteriori Error Estimates ◽  
Numerical Test ◽  
Posteriori Error ◽  
Diffusion Problem ◽  
A Posteriori ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Element Method

AbstractWe are interested in the discretization of a diffusion problem with highly oscillating coefficient, by a multi-scale finite-element method (MsFEM). The objective of this method is to capture the multi-scale structure of the solution via local basis functions which contain the essential information on small scales. In this paper, we perform an a posteriori analysis of this discretization. The main result consists of building error indicators with respect to both small and large meshes used in this method. We present a numerical test in which the experiments are in good coherency with the results of analysis.

The Finite-Element Method—Part I

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiro Kobayashi ◽  
Soo-Ik Oh ◽  
Taylan Altan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Plane Elasticity ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Deformation Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Element Method

The concept of the finite-element procedure may be dated back to 1943 when Courant approximated the warping function linearly in each of an assemblage of triangular elements to the St. Venant torsion problem and proceeded to formulate the problem using the principle of minimum potential energy. Similar ideas were used later by several investigators to obtain the approximate solutions to certain boundary-value problems. It was Clough who first introduced the term “finite elements” in the study of plane elasticity problems. The equivalence of this method with the well-known Ritz method was established at a later date, which made it possible to extend the applications to a broad spectrum of problems for which a variational formulation is possible. Since then numerous studies have been reported on the theory and applications of the finite-element method. In this and next chapters the finite-element formulations necessary for the deformation analysis of metal-forming processes are presented. For hot forming processes, heat transfer analysis should also be carried out as well as deformation analysis. Discretization for temperature calculations and coupling of heat transfer and deformation are discussed in Chap. 12. More detailed descriptions of the method in general and the solution techniques can be found in References [3-5], in addition to the books on the finite-element method listed in Chap. 1. The path to the solution of a problem formulated in finite-element form is described in Chap. 1 (Section 1.2). Discretization of a problem consists of the following steps: (1) describing the element, (2) setting up the element equation, and (3) assembling the element equations. Numerical analysis techniques are then applied for obtaining the solution of the global equations. The basis of the element equations and the assembling into global equations is derived in Chap. 5. The solution satisfying eq. (5.20) is obtained from the admissible velocity fields that are constructed by introducing the shape function in such a way that a continuous velocity field over each element can be denned uniquely in terms of velocities of associated nodal points.

Finite Element Models for Flexible Cosserat Solids

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier A. Bauchau ◽  
Minghe Shan
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Displacement Vector ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Discrete Equations ◽  
Computation Efficiency ◽  
Elasticity Problems ◽  
Element Method

Abstract The application of the finite element method to the modeling of Cosserat solids is investigated in detail. In two- and three-dimensional elasticity problems, the nodal unknowns are the components of the displacement vector, which form a linear field. In contrast, when dealing with Cosserat solids, the nodal unknowns form the special Euclidean group SE(3), a nonlinear manifold. This observation has numerous implications on the implementation of the finite element method and raises numerous questions: (1) What is the most suitable representation of this nonlinear manifold? (2) How is it interpolated over one element? (3) How is the associated strain field interpolated? (4) What is the most efficient way to obtain the discrete equations of motion? All these questions are, of course intertwined. This paper shows that reliable schemes are available for the interpolation of the motion and curvature fields. The interpolated fields depend on relative nodal motions only, and hence, are both objective and tensorial. Because these schemes depend on relative nodal motions only, only local parameterization is required, thereby avoiding the occurrence of singularities. For Cosserat solids, it is preferable to perform the discretization operation first, followed by the variation operation. This approach leads to considerable computation efficiency and simplicity.

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