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We consider finite element discretizations of the Biot's consolidation model in poroelasticity with MINI and stabilized P1-P1 elements. We analyze the convergence of the fully discrete model based on spatial discretization with these types…
In this work we are interested in effectively solving the quasi-static, linear Biot model for poromechanics. We consider the fixed-stress splitting scheme, which is a popular method for iteratively solving Biot's equations. It is well-known…
In this work, we present a new stabilization method aimed at removing spurious oscillations in the pressure approximation of Biot's model for poroelasticity with low permeabilities and/or small time steps. We consider different…
In this work, we consider the popular P1-RT0-P0 discretization of the three-field formulation of Biot's consolidation problem. Since this finite-element formulation does not satisfy an inf-sup condition uniformly with respect to the…
The parameters in the governing system of partial differential equations of multicompartmental poroelastic models typically vary over several orders of magnitude making its stable discretization and efficient solution a challenging task. In…
In this paper, a novel isogeometric method for Biot's consolidation model is constructed and analyzed, using a four-field formulation where the unknown variables are the solid displacement, solid pressure, fluid flux, and fluid pressure.…
We consider the quasi-static Biot's consolidation model in a three-field formulation with the three unknown physical quantities of interest being the displacement $\boldsymbol{u}$ of the solid matrix, the seepage velocity $\boldsymbol{v}$…
We study the fully mixed formulation of the Biot equations, which is characterized by a symmetric coupling between flow and deformation. This structure enables the use of stable mixed finite elements for each subproblem without a strong…
We show convergence of a cell-centered finite volume discretization for linear elasticity. The discretization, termed the MPSA method, was recently proposed in the context of geological applications, where cell-centered variables are often…
An alternative to the fully implicit or monolithic methods used for the solution of the coupling of fluid flow and deformation in porous media is a sequential approach in which the fully coupled system is broken into subproblems (flow and…
In this paper, we construct a simple and robust two-point finite volume discretization applicable to isotropic linearized elasticity, valid in also in the incompressible Stokes' limit. The discretization is based only on co-located,…
We propose a new full discretization of the Biot's equations in poroelasticity. The construction is driven by the inf-sup theory, which we recently developed. It builds upon the four-field formulation of the equations obtained by…
In this work, we introduce a novel algorithm for the Biot problem based on a Hybrid High-Order discretization of the mechanics and a Symmetric Weighted Interior Penalty discretization of the flow. The method has several assets, including,…
The fixed-stress splitting scheme is a popular method for iteratively solving the Biot equations. The method successively solves the flow and mechanic subproblems while adding a stabilizing term to the flow equation, which includes a…
We study higher-order space-time variational discretisations for modeling complex processes in porous media that include fluid and structure interactions which are of fundamental importance in many engineering fields with applications in…
We introduce a new cell-centered finite volume discretization for elasticity with weakly enforced symmetry of the stress tensor. The method is motivated by the need for robust discretization methods for deformation and flow in porous media,…
In this paper, we develop a discretization for the non-linear coupled model of classical Darcy-Forchheimer flow in deformable porous media, an extension of the quasi-static Biot equations. The continuous model exhibits a generalized…
We consider a poromechanics model including frictionless contact mechanics. The resulting model consists of the Biot equations with contact boundary conditions leading to a variational inequality modelling mechanical deformations coupled to…
This paper presents an auto-stabilized weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for the Biot's consolidation model within the classical displacement-pressure two-field formulation. Unlike traditional WG approaches, the proposed scheme…
Biot's consolidation model in poroelasticity has a number of applications in science, medicine, and engineering. The model depends on various parameters, and in practical applications these parameters ranges over several orders of…