369 research outputs found
Nonoverlapping domain decomposition preconditioners for discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods in -type norms
We analyse the spectral bounds of nonoverlapping domain decomposition preconditioners for -version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods in -type norms, which arise in applications to fully nonlinear Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman partial differential equations. We show that for a symmetric model problem, the condition number of the preconditioned system is at most of order , where and are respectively the coarse and fine mesh sizes, and and are respectively the coarse and fine mesh polynomial degrees. This represents the first result for this class of methods that explicitly accounts for the dependence of the condition number on , and its sharpness is shown numerically. The key analytical tool is an original optimal order approximation result between fine and coarse discontinuous finite element spaces.\ud
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We then go beyond the model problem and show computationally that these methods lead to efficient and competitive solvers in practical applications to nonsymmetric, fully nonlinear Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman equations
Meshless Method Based on Moving Kriging Interpolation for Solving Simply Supported Thin Plate Problems
Meshless method choosing Heaviside function as a test function for solving simply supported thin plates under various loads as well as on regular and irregular domains is presented in this paper. The shape functions using regular and irregular nodal arrangements as well as the order of polynomial basis choice are constructed by moving Kriging interpolation. Alternatively, two-field-variable local weak forms are used in order to decompose the governing equation, biharmonic equation, into a couple of Poisson equations and then impose straightforward boundary conditions. Selected mechanical engineering thin plate problems are considered to examine the applicability and the accuracy of this method. This robust approach gives significantly accurate numerical results, implementing by maximum relative error and root mean square relative error
Conforming finite element methods for the clamped plate problem
Finite element methods for solving biharmonic boundary value problems are considered. The particular problem discussed is that of a clamped thin plate. This problem is reformulated in a weak, form in the Sobolev space Techniques for setting up conforming trial
Functions are utilized in a Galerkin technique to produce finite element solutions. The shortcomings of various trial function formulations are discussed, and a macro—element approach to local mesh refinement using rectangular elements is given
Code generation for generally mapped finite elements
Many classical finite elements such as the Argyris and Bell elements have long been absent from high-level PDE software. Building on recent theoretical work, we describe how to implement very general finite-element transformations in FInAT and hence into the Firedrake finite-element system. Numerical results evaluate the new elements, comparing them to existing methods for classical problems. For a second-order model problem, we find that new elements give smooth solutions at a mild increase in cost over standard Lagrange elements. For fourth-order problems, however, the newly enabled methods significantly outperform interior penalty formulations. We also give some advanced use cases, solving the nonlinear Cahn-Hilliard equation and some biharmonic eigenvalue problems (including Chladni plates) using C1 discretizations
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