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On Mixed Isogeometric Analysis of Poroelasticity

Numerical Analysis 2025-02-26 v1

Abstract

Pressure oscillations at small time steps have been known to be an issue in poroelasticity simulations. A review of proposed approaches to overcome this problem is presented. Critical time steps are specified to alleviate this in finite element analyses. We present a mixed isogeometric formulation here with a view to assessing the results at very small time steps. Numerical studies are performed on Terzaghi's problem and consolidation of a layered porous medium with a very low permeability layer for varying polynomial degrees, continuities across knot spans and spatial discretizations. Comparisons are made with equal order simulations.

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@article{arxiv.1706.01275,
  title  = {On Mixed Isogeometric Analysis of Poroelasticity},
  author = {Yared W. Bekele and Eivind Fonn and Trond Kvamsdal and Arne M. Kvarving and Steinar Nordal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.01275},
  year   = {2025}
}