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We evaluated the performance of the classical and spectral finite element method in the simulation of elastodynamic problems. We used as a quality measure their ability to capture the actual dispersive behavior of the material. Four…

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This article offers a new perspective for the mechanics of solids using moving Cartan's frame, specifically discussing a mixed variational principle in non-linear elasticity. We treat quantities defined on the co-tangent bundles of…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-04-06 Bensingh Dhas , Jamun Kumar N , Debasish Roy , J N Reddy

This paper presents a hybridized formulation for the weak Galerkin mixed finite element method (WG-MFEM) which was introduced and analyzed for second order elliptic equations. The WG-MFEM method was designed by using discontinuous piecewise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-08-25 Lin Mu , Junping Wang , Xiu Ye

Summary This work presents variational concepts associated with reduced Trefftz type approaches and discusses the interrelationship between various concepts of the displacement, hybrid and Trefftz methods. The basic concept of the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2017-06-27 Sulaiman Abo Diab

The finite element method can be viewed as a machine that automates the discretization of differential equations, taking as input a variational problem, a finite element and a mesh, and producing as output a system of discrete equations.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-12-05 Anders Logg

In this paper we develop magnetic induction conforming multiscale formulations for magnetoquasistatic problems involving periodic materials. The formulations are derived using the periodic homogenization theory and applied within a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-09-21 Innocent Niyonzima , Ruth V. Sabariego , Patrick Dular , Kevin Jacques , Christophe Geuzaine

The finite element method has become a preeminent simulation technique in electromagnetics. For problems involving anisotropic media and metamaterials, proper algorithms should be developed. It has been proved that discretizing in quadratic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-10-21 E. Cojocaru

Meshing of geometric domains having curved boundaries by affine simplices produces a polytopial approximation of those domains. The resulting error in the representation of the domain limits the accuracy of finite element methods based on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-02-09 James Cheung , Mauro Perego , Pavel Bochev , Max Gunzburger

A new method is proposed for integrating the equations of motion of an elastic filament. In the standard finite-difference and finite-element formulations the continuum equations of motion are discretized in space and time, but it is then…

Computational Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Anthony JC Ladd , Gaurav Misra

This work presents a general finite element formulation based on a six--field variational principle that incorporates the consistent couple stress theory. A simple, efficient and local iteration free solving procedure that covers both…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-07-07 Theodore L. Chang , Chin-Long Lee

We consider within a finite element approach the usage of different adaptively refined meshes for different variables in systems of nonlinear, time-depended PDEs. To resolve different solution behaviours of these variables, the meshes can…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-05-27 Thomas Witkowski , Axel Voigt

We extend earlier international efforts to optimise hexahedral-based spectral element methods on GPUs and vectorised CPUs to mixed element meshes additionally involving prismatic, pyramidic, and tetrahedral shapes using tensorial…

Real-world physical systems, like composite materials and porous media, exhibit complex heterogeneities and multiscale nature, posing significant computational challenges. Computational homogenization is useful for predicting macroscopic…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-07-29 Yuki Sato , Yuto Lewis Terashima , Ruho Kondo

In this paper, we develop a nonlinear reduction framework based on our recently introduced extended group finite element method. By interpolating nonlinearities onto approximation spaces defined with the help of finite elements, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-07 Kevin Tolle , Nicole Marheineke

In this paper, new unfitted mixed finite elements are presented for elliptic interface problems with jump coefficients. Our model is based on a fictitious domain formulation with distributed Lagrange multiplier. The relevance of our…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-15 Najwa Alshehri , Daniele Boffi , Lucia Gastaldi

The accuracy of finite element solutions is closely tied to the mesh quality. In particular, geometrically nonlinear problems involving large and strongly localized deformations often result in prohibitively large element distortions. In…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-05-30 Abhiroop Satheesh , Christoph P. Schmidt , Wolfgang A. Wall , Christoph Meier

This work highlights an approach for incorporating realistic uncertainties into scientific computing workflows based on finite elements, focusing on applications in computational mechanics and design optimization. We leverage Mat\'ern-type…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-08-09 Tobias Duswald , Brendan Keith , Boyan Lazarov , Socratis Petrides , Barbara Wohlmuth

The aim of this article is to present a hybrid finite element/finite difference method which is used for reconstructions of electromagnetic properties within a realistic breast phantom. This is done by studying the mentioned properties'…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-14 Eric Lindström , Larisa Beilina

The formulation of a new prism finite element is presented for the nonlinear analysis of solid shells subject to large strains and large displacements. The element is based on hierarchical, heterogeneous, and anisotropic shape functions. As…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-10-20 Lukasz Kaczmarczyk , Hoang Nguyen , Zahur Ullah , Mebratu Wakeni , Chris Pearce

We present a computational design methodology for topology optimization of multi-material-based flexoelectric composites. The methodology extends our recently proposed design methodology for a single flexoelectric material. We adopt the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-01-31 Hamid Ghasemi , Harold S. Park , Timon Rabczuk