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We introduce a novel hybrid methodology combining classical finite element methods (FEM) with neural networks to create a well-performing and generalizable surrogate model for forward and inverse problems. The residual from finite element…

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In this paper, we use a unified framework introduced in [3] to study two classes of nonconforming immersed finite element (IFE) spaces with integral value degrees of freedom. The shape functions on interface elements are piecewise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-19 Ruchi Guo , Tao Lin , Xu Zhang

The finite cell method (FCM) belongs to the class of immersed boundary methods, and combines the fictitious domain approach with high-order approximation, adaptive integration and weak imposition of unfitted Dirichlet boundary conditions.…

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The combination of Finite Element Method (FEM) simulation and experimental photo-elasticity provides both qualitative and quantitative information about the stress field in a polymer composite and particularly along the fibre-matrix…

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The particle-in-cell (PIC) method has been widely used for plasma simulation, because of its noise-reduction capability and moderate computational cost. The immersed finite element (IFE) method is efficient for solving interface problems on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-18 Jinwei Bai , Yong Cao , Yuchuan Chu , Xu Zhang

This work presents a practical finite element modeling strategy, the Crack Element Method (CEM), for simulating the dynamic crack propagation in two-dimensional structures. The method employs an element-splitting algorithm based on the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-08-04 Yuxi Xie , Ethan J. Wu , Lu Xu , Jimmy Perez , Shaofan Li

We present a barrier method for treating frictional contact on interfaces embedded in finite elements. The barrier treatment has several attractive features, including: (i) it does not introduce any additional degrees of freedom or…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-06-17 Yidong Zhao , Jinhyun Choo , Yupeng Jiang , Minchen Li , Chenfanfu Jiang , Kenichi Soga

The Finite Element Method (FEM) is a widely used technique for simulating crash scenarios with high accuracy and reliability. To reduce the significant computational costs associated with FEM, the Finite Element Method Integrated Networks…

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Maxwell's equations are a system of partial differential equations that govern the laws of electromagnetic induction. We study a mimetic finite-difference (MFD) discretization of the equations which preserves important underlying physical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-28 James H. Adler , Casey Cavanaugh , Xiaozhe Hu , Ludmil T. Zikatanov

A precise domain triangulation is recognized as indispensable for the accurate numerical approximation of differential operators within collocation methods, leading to a substantial reduction in discretization errors. An efficient finite…

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The Finite Element Method (FEM) is a powerful modeling tool for predicting soft robots' behavior, but its computation time can limit practical applications. In this paper, a learning-based approach based on condensation of the FEM model is…

This paper presents the first time implementation of the eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM) in the general purpose commercial software COMSOL Multiphysics. An enrichment strategy is proposed, consistent with the structure of the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-09-08 Ahmad Jafari , Pooyan Broumand , Mohammad Vahab , Nasser Khalili

Modelling complex physical systems through partial differential equations (PDEs) is central to many disciplines in science and engineering. Yet in most real applications, unknown or incomplete relationships such as constitutive or thermal…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Ado Farsi , Nacime Bouziani , David A Ham

In nodal based finite element method (FEM), degrees of freedom are associated with the nodes of the element whereas, for edge FEM, degrees of freedom are assigned to the edges of the element. Edge element is constructed based on Whitney…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-29 Durgarao Kamireddy , Saurabh Madhukar Chavan , Arup Nandy

We present a unified framework for developing and analysing immersed finite element (IFE) spaces for solving typical elliptic interface problems with interface independent meshes. This framework allows us to construct a group of new IFE…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-10 Ruchi Guo , Tao Lin

We propose an energy-stable parametric finite element method (ES-PFEM) for simulating solid-state dewetting of thin films in two dimensions via a sharp-interface model, which is governed by surface diffusion and contact line (point)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-08 Quan Zhao , Wei Jiang , Weizhu Bao

Computing the stiffness matrix for the finite element discretization of the nonlocal Laplacian on unstructured meshes is difficult, because the operator is nonlocal and can even be singular. In this paper, we focus on the $C^0$-piecewise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-30 Changtao Sheng , Huiyuan Li , Huifang Yuan , Li-Lian Wang

Reservoir simulators utilize numerical techniques to solve the governing equations of fluid flow in porous media and they are essential tool for oil and gas fields development. In practical reservoir simulation, the finite difference method…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-11-14 Taofik H. Nassan , Mohd Amro

In this paper, we construct a combined multiscale finite element method (MsFEM) using the Local Orthogonal Decomposition (LOD) technique to solve the multiscale problems which may have singularities in some special portions of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-14 Kuokuo Zhang , Weibing Deng , Haijun Wu

This paper is concerned with mixed finite element method (FEM) for solving the two-dimensional, nonlinear fourth-order active fluid equations. By introducing an auxiliary variable $w=-\Delta u$, the original fourth problem is transformed…

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