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A set of curved beams and shells is geometrically implied by level sets of a scalar function over some bulk domain. The mechanical model for each structure is based on the Kirchhoff--Love theory, that is, small displacements without shear…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-05-22 Jonas Neumeyer , Michael Wolfgang Kaiser , Thomas-Peter Fries

In this article a simplified weak Galerkin finite element method is developed for the Dirichlet boundary value problem of convection-diffusion-reaction equations. The simplified weak Galerkin method utilizes only the degrees of freedom on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-29 Yujie Liu , Junping Wang

While the exterior Helmholtz problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions is always well-posed, the associated standard boundary integral equations are not if the squared wavenumber agrees with an eigenvalue of the interior Dirichlet problem.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-19 Théophile Chaumont-Frelet , Gregor Gantner

A generalized finite element method for the displacement obstacle problem of clamped Kirchhoff plates is considered in this paper. We derive optimal error estimates and present numerical results that illustrate the performance of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-12-14 Susanne C. Brenner , Christopher B. Davis , Li-yeng Sung

We formulate, analyse, and implement a discontinuous Galerkin finite element method (DG-FEM) for the approximation of the solution of an elliptic boundary value problem in a domain with fractal boundary. We consider the case of the Poisson…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-30 Sergio Gómez , David Hewett , Andrea Moiola

In this paper, we study a time-fractional initial-boundary value problem of Kirchhoff type involving memory term for non-homogeneous materials. The energy argument is applied to derive the a priori bounds on the solution of the considered…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-20 Lalit Kumar , Sivaji Ganesh Sista , Konijeti Sreenadh

We consider solving the Laplace-Beltrami problem on a smooth two dimensional surface embedded into a three dimensional space meshed with tetrahedra. The mesh does not respect the surface and thus the surface cuts through the elements. We…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-08-20 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson

We consider solving the surface Helmholtz equation on a smooth two dimensional surface embedded into a three dimensional space meshed with tetrahedra. The mesh does not respect the surface and thus the surface cuts through the elements. We…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-11 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Andre Massing

A novel mixed-hybrid method for Kirchhoff-Love shells is proposed that enables the use of classical, possibly higher-order Lagrange elements in numerical analyses. In contrast to purely displacement-based formulations that require higher…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Jonas Neumeyer , Michael Wolfgang Kaiser , Thomas-Peter Fries

Shell analysis is a well-established field, but achieving optimal higher-order convergence rates for such simulations is a difficult challenge. We present an isogeometric Kirchhoff-Love shell framework that treats every numerical aspect in…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-12-23 Daniel Schöllhammer , Benjamin Marussig , Thomas-Peter Fries

We introduce a coupled finite and boundary element formulation for acoustic scattering analysis over thin shell structures. A triangular Loop subdivision surface discretisation is used for both geometry and analysis fields. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-04-16 Zhaowei Liu , Musabbir Majeed , Fehmi Cirak , Robert N. Simpson

A mathematical analysis is established for the weak Galerkin finite element methods for the Poisson equation with Dirichlet boundary value when the curved elements are involved on the interior edges of the finite element partition or/and on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-01 Dan Li , Chunmei Wang , Junping Wang

We develop a new finite element method for solving planar elasticity problems involving of heterogeneous materials with a mesh not necessarily aligning with the interface of the materials. This method is based on the `broken'…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-06-23 Do Y. Kwak , Sangwon Jin , Dae H. Kyeong

We propose a boundary-corrected weak Galerkin mixed finite element method for solving elliptic interface problems in 2D domains with curved interfaces. The method is formulated on body-fitted polygonal meshes, where interface edges are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-06 Yongli Hou , Yi Liu , Yanqiu Wang

We develop a finite element method for the Laplace-Beltrami operator on a surface with boundary and nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. The method is based on a triangulation of the surface and the boundary conditions are enforced…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-05 E. Burman , P. Hansbo , M. G. Larson , K. Larsson , A. Massing

We generalise a hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method for incompressible flow problems to non-affine cells, showing that with a suitable element mapping the generalised method preserves a key invariance property that eludes most methods,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-11 Joseph P. Dean , Sander Rhebergen , Garth N. Wells

In this work, we propose and develop efficient and accurate numerical methods for solving the Kirchhoff-Love plate model in domains with complex geometries. The algorithms proposed here employ curvilinear finite-difference methods for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-13 Longfei Li , Hangjie Ji , Qi Tang

Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods are considered for solving a plate contact problem, which is a 4th-order elliptic variational inequality of second kind. Numerous $C^0$ DG schemes for the Kirchhoff plate bending problem are extended to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-10-28 Fei Wang , Tianyi Zhang , Weimin Han

We analyze a discontinuous Galerkin FEM-BEM scheme for a second order elliptic transmission problem posed in the three-dimensional space. The symmetric variational formulation is discretized by nonconforming Raviart-Thomas finite elements…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-10-14 Norbert Heuer , Salim Meddahi , Francisco-Javier Sayas

Quadratic NURBS-based discretizations of the Galerkin method suffer from membrane locking when applied to Kirchhoff-Love shell formulations. Membrane locking causes not only smaller displacements than expected, but also large-amplitude…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-11-02 Hugo Casquero , Kyle Dakota Mathews