An adaptive finite element method for solving a double well problem describing crystalline microstructure
An adaptive finite element method for solving a double well problem describing crystalline microstructure
The minimization of nonconvex functionals naturally arises in materials sciences where deformation gradients in certain alloys exhibit microstructures. For example, minimizing sequences of the nonconvex Ericksen-James energy can be associated with deformations in martensitic materials that are observed in experiments[2,3]. — From the numerical point of view, classical conforming and nonconforming finite element discretizations have been observed to give minimizers with their quality being highly dependent...
An additive Schwarz method for mortar Morley finite element discretizations of 4th order elliptic problem in 2D.
An Algorithm to Compute a Sparse Basis of the Null Space.
An amendment to the second law.
An analysis of a contact problem for a cylindrical shell: A primary and dual formulation
In this paper the contact problem for a cylindrical shell and a stiff punch is studied. The existence and uniqueness of a solution is verified. The finite element method is discussed.
An analysis of the boundary layer in the 1D surface Cauchy–Born model
The surface Cauchy–Born (SCB) method is a computational multi-scale method for the simulation of surface-dominated crystalline materials. We present an error analysis of the SCB method, focused on the role of surface relaxation. In a linearized 1D model we show that the error committed by the SCB method is 𝒪(1) in the mesh size; however, we are able to identify an alternative “approximation parameter” – the stiffness of the interaction potential – with respect to which the relative error...
An analysis of the boundary layer in the 1D surface Cauchy–Born model∗
The surface Cauchy–Born (SCB) method is a computational multi-scale method for the simulation of surface-dominated crystalline materials. We present an error analysis of the SCB method, focused on the role of surface relaxation. In a linearized 1D model we show that the error committed by the SCB method is 𝒪(1) in the mesh size; however, we are able to identify an alternative “approximation parameter” – the stiffness of the interaction potential – with respect to which the relative error...
An Analysis of the p-Version of the Finite Element Method for Nearly Incompressible Materials. Uniformly Valid, Optimal Error Estimates
An anisotropic constitutive relation for the stress tensor of a rod-like (fibrous-type) granular material.
An application of the method of spectral functions to the problem of scattering by two wedges.
An approach through orthogonal projections to the study of inhomogeneous or random media with linear response
An approximate solution for boundary value problems in structural engineering and fluid mechanics.
An approximation theorem for sequences of linear strains and its applications
We establish an approximation theorem for a sequence of linear elastic strains approaching a compact set in by the sequence of linear strains of mapping bounded in Sobolev space . We apply this result to establish equalities for semiconvex envelopes for functions defined on linear strains via a construction of quasiconvex functions with linear growth.
An approximation theorem for sequences of linear strains and its applications
We establish an approximation theorem for a sequence of linear elastic strains approaching a compact set in L1 by the sequence of linear strains of mapping bounded in Sobolev space W1,p . We apply this result to establish equalities for semiconvex envelopes for functions defined on linear strains via a construction of quasiconvex functions with linear growth.
An asymptotic approach to inverse scattering problems on weakly nonlinear elastic rods.
An asymptotic study of a plate problem by a rearrangement method. Application to the mechanical impedance
An asymptotically optimal model for isotropic heterogeneous linearly elastic plates
In this paper, we derive and analyze a Reissner-Mindlin-like model for isotropic heterogeneous linearly elastic plates. The modeling procedure is based on a Hellinger-Reissner principle, which we modify to derive consistent models. Due to the material heterogeneity, the classical polynomial profiles for the plate shear stress are replaced by more sophisticated choices, that are asymptotically correct. In the homogeneous case we recover a Reissner-Mindlin model with as shear correction factor....
An asymptotically optimal model for isotropic heterogeneous linearly elastic plates
In this paper, we derive and analyze a Reissner-Mindlin-like model for isotropic heterogeneous linearly elastic plates. The modeling procedure is based on a Hellinger-Reissner principle, which we modify to derive consistent models. Due to the material heterogeneity, the classical polynomial profiles for the plate shear stress are replaced by more sophisticated choices, that are asymptotically correct. In the homogeneous case we recover a Reissner-Mindlin model with 5/6 as shear correction...
An augmented mixed finite element method for linear elasticity with non-homogeneous Dirichlet conditions.