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In this work, we present and analyze a fully-mixed finite element scheme for the dynamic poroelasticity problem in the low-frequency regime. We write the problem as a four-field, first-order, hyperbolic system of equations where the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-12 Stefano Bonetti , Michele Botti , Patrick Vega

A stable finite element scheme that avoids pressure oscillations for a three-field Biot's model in poroelasticity is considered. The involved variables are the displacements, fluid flux (Darcy velocity), and the pore pressure, and they are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-05-03 Xiaozhe Hu , Carmen Rodrigo , Francisco J. Gaspar , Ludmil T. Zikatanov

We present a stable finite element method for incompressible nonlinear elasticity based on a four-field mixed formulation involving the displacement, displacement gradient, first Piola--Kirchhoff stress and pressure. Unlike existing…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-11 Santiago Badia , Wei Li , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier

We consider a mixed finite element method for approximating the solution of nearly incompressible elasticity and Stokes equations. The finite element method is based on quadrilateral and hexahedral triangulation using primal and dual…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-10-23 Bishnu P. Lamichhane

We propose two classes of mixed finite elements for linear elasticity of any order, with interior penalty for nonconforming symmetric stress approximation. One key point of our method is to introduce some appropriate nonconforming…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-05-22 Shuonan Wu , Shihua Gong , Jinchao Xu

We introduce conformal mixed finite element methods for $2$D and $3$D incompressible nonlinear elasticity in terms of displacement, displacement gradient, the first Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor, and pressure, where finite elements for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-31 Arzhang Angoshtari

We develop an unfitted compatible finite element discretisation for the Darcy problem based on $H(\mathrm{div})$-conforming flux spaces and discontinuous pressure spaces. The method is designed to preserve pointwise discrete mass…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-30 Santiago Badia , Anne Boschman , Alberto F. Martín , Erik Nilsson , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier , Sara Zahedi

In contrast to the commonly used lattice Boltzmann method, off-lattice Boltzmann methods decouple the velocity discretization from the underlying spatial grid, thus allowing for more efficient geometric representations of complex…

Dealing with variational formulations of second order elliptic problems with discontinuous coefficients, we recall a single field minimization problem of an extended functional presented by Bevilacqua et al (1974), which we associate with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-11 Abimael F. D. Loula , Maicon R. Correa , João N. C. Guerreiro , Elson M. Toledo

This paper constructs the first mixed finite element for the linear elasticity problem in 3D using $P_3$ polynomials for the stress and discontinuous $P_2$ polynomials for the displacement on tetrahedral meshes under some mild mesh…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-22 Jun Hu , Rui Ma , Yuanxun Sun

Achieving strongly symmetric stress approximations for linear elasticity problems in high-contrast media poses a significant computational challenge. Conventional methods often struggle with prohibitively high computational costs due to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Eric T. Chung , Changqing Ye , Xiang Zhong

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

In this paper, we propose a new formulation and a suitable finite element method for the steady coupling of viscous flow in deformable porous media using divergence-conforming filtration fluxes. The proposed method is based on the use of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-23 Ruben Caraballo , Chansophea Wathanak In , Alberto F. Martín , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier

Cosserat theory of elasticity is a generalization of classical elasticity that allows for asymmetry in the stress tensor by taking into account micropolar rotations in the medium. The equations involve a rotation field and associated…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-09-23 Jan Martin Nordbotten , Wietse M. Boon , Omar Duran , Eirik Keilegavlen

Unconditionally stable finite element methods for Darcy flow are derived by adding least-squares residual forms of the governing equations to the classical mixed formulations. The proposed methods are free of mesh dependent stabilization…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-27 Maicon R. Correa , Abimael F. D. Loula

In this paper, we propose an extended mixed finite element method for elliptic interface problems. By adding some stabilization terms, we present a mixed approximation form based on Brezzi-Douglas-Marini element space and the piecewise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-14 Pei Cao , Jinru Chen , Feng Wang

Discrete fracture networks is a key ingredient in the simulation of physical processes which involve fluid flow in the underground, when the surrounding rock matrix is considered impervious. In this paper we present two different models to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-08-01 Alessio Fumagalli , Eirik Keilegavlen

This paper develops divergence-free mixed finite element methods for the Stokes equation. Using H(div)-conforming velocities and discontinuous pressures ensures the inf-sup condition for the velocity--pressure pair and yields pointwise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-17 Long Chen , Xuehai Huang , Chao Zhang , Xinyue Zhao

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

Mixed methods for linear elasticity with strongly symmetric stresses of lowest order are studied in this paper. On each simplex, the stress space has piecewise linear components with respect to its Alfeld split (which connects the vertices…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-18 Jay Gopalakrishnan , Johnny Guzman , Jeonghun J. Lee