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Multi-material problems often exhibit complex geometries along with physical responses presenting large spatial gradients or discontinuities. In these cases, providing high-quality body-fitted finite element analysis meshes and obtaining…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-14 L. Noel , M. Schmidt , K. Doble , J. A. Evans , K. Maute

Isogeometric analysis (IGA) represents a recently developed technology in computational mechanics that offers the possibility of integrating methods for analysis and Computer Aided Design (CAD) into a single, unified process. The…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2016-02-01 Vinh Phu Nguyen , Stéphane P. A. Bordas , Timon Rabczuk

This contribution investigates the connection between Isogeometric Analysis (IgA) and the Partial Element Equivalent Circuit (PEEC) method for electrostatic problems. We demonstrate that using the spline-based geometry concepts from IgA…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-09-30 Riccardo Torchio , Maximilian Nolte , Sebastian Schöps , Albert E. Ruehli

In this work a novel approach is presented for the isogeometric Boundary Element analysis of domains that contain inclusions with different elastic properties than the ones used for computing the fundamental solutions. In addition the…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2016-08-24 Gernot Beer , Benjamin Marussig , Jürgen Zechner , Christian Dünser , Thomas-Peter Fries

Assumed stress hybrid methods are known to improve the performance of standard displacement-based finite elements and are widely used in computational mechanics. The methods are based on the Hellinger-Reissner variational principle for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-05-20 Guozhu Yu , Xiaoping Xie , Carsten Carstensen

In this paper, a novel and effective formulation based on isogeometric approach (IGA) and Refined Plate Theory (RPT) is proposed to study the behavior of laminated composite plates. Using many kinds of higher-order distributed functions,…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2014-03-04 Loc V. Tran , Chien H. Thai , Buntara S. Gan , H. Nguyen-Xuan

An Isogeometric Boundary Element Method (IgA-BEM) is considered for the numerical solution of Helmholtz problems on 3D bounded or unbounded domains, admitting a smooth conformal multi-patch representation of their finite boundary surface.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-26 Antonella Falini , Tadej Kanduc , Maria Lucia Sampoli , Alessandra Sestini

This paper develops a unified theoretical framework for constructing B-spline basis function spaces with structural equivalence to finite element spaces. The theory rigorously establishes that these bases emerge as explicit linear…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-29 Peng Yang , Maodong Pan , Falai Chen , Zhimin Zhang

In this work, a polygonal Reissner-Mindlin plate element is presented. The formulation is based on a scaled boundary finite element method, where in contrast to the original semi-analytical approach, linear shape functions are introduced…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Anna Hellers , Mathias Reichle , Sven Klinkel

We propose a local type of B-bar formulation, addressing locking in degenerated Reissner-Mindlin plate and shell formulations in the context of isogeometric analysis. Parasitic strain components are projected onto the physical space…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2018-02-23 Qingyuan Hu , Yang Xia , Sundararajan Natarajan , Andreas Zilian , Ping Hu , Stéphane P. A. Bordas

In this paper, we propose a geometrically nonlinear spectral shell element based on Reissner--Mindlin kinematics using a rotation-based formulation with additive update of the discrete nodal rotation vector. The formulation is provided in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-20 Nima Azizi , Wolfgang Dornisch

Isogeometric Analysis (IgA) is a versatile method for the discretization of partial differential equations on complex domains, which arise in various applications of science and engineering. Some complex geometries can be better described…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-05-13 Alexandra Bünger , Tom-Christian Riemer , Martin Stoll

This paper presents a total Lagrangian mixed Petrov-Galerkin finite element formulation that provides a computationally efficient approach for analyzing Cosserat rods that is free of singularities and locking. To achieve a singularity-free…

We extend the hybridization procedure proposed in [Arnold, Brezzi, 1985, ESAIM: M2AN] to the Virtual Element Method for linear elasticity problems based on the Hellinger-Reissner principle. To illustrate such a technique, we focus on the 2D…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-02 Franco Dassi , Carlo Lovadina , Michele Visinoni

Isogeometric cohesive elements are presented for modeling two and three dimensional delaminated composite structures. We exploit the knot insertion algorithm offered by NURBS (Non Uniform Rational B-splines) to generate cohesive elements…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-10-07 Vinh Phu Nguyen , Pierre Kerfriden , Stephane Bordas

Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS) surfaces are commonly used within Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools to represent geometric objects. When using isogeometric analysis (IGA), it is possible to use such NURBS geometries for numerical…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-03-31 Michel Make , Thomas Spenke , Norbert Hosters , Marek Behr

In this work, we study a primal hybrid finite element method for the approximation of linear elasticity problems, posed in terms of displacement, an auxiliary pressure field, and a Lagrange multiplier related to the traction. We develop a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-30 Giovanni Taraschi , Maicon Ribeiro Correa

In this paper, we present a family of new mixed finite element methods for linear elasticity for both spatial dimensions $n=2,3$, which yields a conforming and strongly symmetric approximation for stress. Applying…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-26 Shihua Gong , Shuonan Wu , Jinchao Xu

In this paper, we construct new finite element methods for the approximation of the equations of linear elasticity in three space dimensions that produce direct approximations to both stresses and displacements. The methods are based on a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-01-29 Douglas N. Arnold , Richard S. Falk , Ragnar Winther

This paper is to prove superconvergence of a family of simple conforming mixed finite elements of first orderfor the linear elasticity problem with the Hellinger--Reissner variational formulation. The analysis is based on three main…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-07-01 Jun Hu , Shangyou Zhang