On stability and reflection‐transmission analysis of the bipenalty method in contact‐impact problems: A one‐dimensional,homogeneous case study

The stability and reflection‐transmission properties of the bipenalty method are studied in application to explicit finite element analysis of one‐dimensional contact‐impact problems. It is known that the standard penalty method, where an additional stiffness term corresponding to contact boundary conditions is applied, attacks the stability limit of finite element model. Generally, the critical time step size rapidly decreases with increasing penalty stiffness. Recent comprehensive studies have shown that the so‐called bipenalty technique, using mass penalty together with standard stiffness penalty, preserves the critical time step size associated to contact‐free bodies. In this paper, the influence of the penalty ratio (ratio of stiffness and mass penalty parameters) on stability and reflection‐transmission properties in one‐dimensional contact‐impact problems using the same material and mesh size for both domains is studied. The paper closes with numerical examples, which demonstrate the stability and reflection‐transmission behavior of the bipenalty method in one‐dimensional contact‐impact and wave propagation problems of homogeneous materials.     

Thermoelastic wave characteristics in a hollow cylinder using the modified wave finite element method

This paper represents a modified formulation of the wave finite element (WFE) method for propagating analysis of thermoelastic waves in a hollow cylinder without energy dissipation. The 2D-high-order spectral element with the Gauss–Legendre–Lobatto integration is applied into the WFE method, which produces the diagonal mass matrix. Based on the assumption of harmonic displacement fields by Fourier series expansion, the general discretization wave equation is simplified from the 3D problem to 2D. Dispersion properties of elastic wave propagation in the hollow cylinder are computed considering the choice of the spectral element orders, and the results indicate the high efficiency and high accuracy of the modified formulation compared with that of the software Disperse. Then, using the modified formulation, the thermoelastic dynamic equation of the cylinder is derived from the generalized thermoelasticity theory. The propagation of the thermoelasticwave (including two kinds of wave modes) in the cylinder without energy dissipation is discussed in differentcases. Finally, wave structures along the radial direction of thermoelastic wave modes are shown at thenondimensional frequency 1.25, which can be used for the recognition of different modes.     

The spectral element method for elastic wave equations—application to 2‐D and 3‐D seismic problems

A spectral element method for the approximate solution of linear elastodynamic equations, set in a weak form, is shown to provide an efficient tool for simulating elastic wave propagation in realistic geological structures in two‐ and three‐dimensional geometries. The computational domain is discretized into quadrangles, or hexahedra, defined with respect to a reference unit domain by an invertible local mapping. Inside each reference element, the numerical integration is based on the tensor‐product of a Gauss–Lobatto–Legendre 1‐D quadrature and the solution is expanded onto a discrete polynomial basis using Lagrange interpolants. As a result, the mass matrix is always diagonal, which drastically reduces the computational cost and allows an efficient parallel implementation. Absorbing boundary conditions are introduced in variational form to simulate unbounded physical domains. The time discretization is based on an energy‐momentum conserving scheme that can be put into a classical explicit‐implicit predictor/multicorrector format. Long term energy conservation and stability properties are illustrated as well as the efficiency of the absorbing conditions. The accuracy of the method is shown by comparing the spectral element results to numerical solutions of some classical two‐dimensional problems obtained by other methods. The potentiality of the method is then illustrated by studying a simple three‐dimensional model. Very accurate modelling of Rayleigh wave propagation and surface diffraction is obtained at a low computational cost. The method is shown to provide an efficient tool to study the diffraction of elastic waves and the large amplification of ground motion caused by three‐dimensional surface topographies. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A mortar formulation for 3D large deformation contact using NURBS-based isogeometric analysis and the augmented Lagrangian method

NURBS-based isogeometric analysis is applied to 3D frictionless large deformation contact problems. The contact constraints are treated with a mortar-based approach combined with a simplified integration method avoiding segmentation of the contact surfaces, and the discretization of the continuum is performed with arbitrary order NURBS and Lagrange polynomial elements. The contact constraints are satisfied exactly with the augmented Lagrangian formulation proposed by Alart and Curnier, whereby a Newton-like solution scheme is applied to solve the saddle point problem simultaneously for displacements and Lagrange multipliers. The numerical examples show that the proposed contact formulation in conjunction with the NURBS discretization delivers accurate and robust predictions. In both small and large deformation cases, the quality of the contact pressures is shown to improve significantly over that achieved with Lagrange discretizations. In large deformation and large sliding examples, the NURBS discretization provides an improved smoothness of the traction history curves. In both cases, increasing the order of the discretization is either beneficial or not influential when using isogeometric analysis, whereas it affects results negatively for Lagrange discretizations.     

A large deformation frictional contact formulation using NURBS‐based isogeometric analysis

This paper focuses on the application of NURBS‐based isogeometric analysis to Coulomb frictional contact problems between deformable bodies, in the context of large deformations. A mortar‐based approach is presented to treat the contact constraints, whereby the discretization of the continuum is performed with arbitrary order NURBS, as well as C⁰‐continuous Lagrange polynomial elements for comparison purposes. The numerical examples show that the proposed contact formulation in conjunction with the NURBS discretization delivers accurate and robust predictions. Results of lower quality are obtained from the Lagrange discretization, as well as from a different contact formulation based on the enforcement of the contact constraints at every integration point on the contact surface. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analytical regularization of hypersingular integral for Helmholtz equation in boundary element method

This paper presents a gradient field representation using an analytical regularization of a hypersingular boundary integral equation for a two-dimensional time harmonic wave equation called the Helmholtz equation. The regularization is based on cancelation of the hypersingularity by considering properties of hypersingular elements that are adjacent to a singular node. Advantages to this regularization include applicability to evaluate corner nodes, no limitation for element size, and reduced computational cost compared to other methods. To demonstrate capability and accuracy, regularization is estimated for a problem about plane wave propagation. As a result, it is found that even at a corner node the most significant error in the proposed method is due to truncation error of non-singular elements in discretization, and error from hypersingular elements is negligibly small.     

Numerical analysis of Lamb waves using the finite and spectral cell methods

An accurate and efficient simulation of wave propagation phenomena plays an important role in different engineering disciplines. In structural health monitoring, for example, ultrasonic guided waves are used to detect and localize damage and to assess the structural integrity of the component part under consideration. Because of the complexity of real structures, the numerical simulation of structural health monitoring systems is a computationally demanding task. Therefore, to facilitate the analysis of wave propagation phenomena, the authors propose to combine the finite cell method with the spectral element method. The ensuing novel method is referred to as the spectral cell method. Because it does not rely on body‐fitted meshes, the resulting approach eliminates all discretization difficulties encountered in conventional finite element methods. Moreover, with the aid of mass lumping, it paves the way for the use of explicit time‐integration algorithms. In the first part of the paper, we show that using a lumped mass matrix instead of the consistent one has no detrimental effect on the accuracy of the spectral element method. We introduce the spectral cell method in the second part, showing that, when applied to wave propagation analysis, the spectral cell method yields results comparable with other standard higher order finite element approaches.Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Consistent diagonal mass matrices and finite element equations for one-dimensional problems

The conventional dynamic variational approach and finite element base functions lead to non-diagonal consistent mass matrics which are inappropriate for use with an explicit time integration scheme. In this work, it is shown that if orthogonal base function are used with a mixed variational formulation, then consistant diagonal mass matrices and corresponding sets of spatially discretized field equations are obtained. Although the approach is quite general, the theory is purposely illustrated by a detailed development for one set of base functions. Central difference time integration is incorporated for applications to one-dimensional wave propagation and to Euler-Bernoulli beams. Numerical examples are provided for elastic and elastic-plastic materials.     

The bipenalty method for arbitrary multipoint constraints

In finite element (FE) analysis, traditional penalty methods impose constraints by adding virtual stiffness to the FE system. In dynamics, this can decrease the critical time step of the system when conditionally stable time integration schemes are used by introducing spurious modes with high eigenfrequencies. Recent studies have shown that using mass penalties alongside traditional stiffness penalties can mitigate this effect for systems with a one single‐point constraint. In the present work, we extend this finding to include systems with an arbitrary set of multipoint constraints. By analysing the generalised eigenvalue problem, we show that the values of spurious eigenfrequencies may be controlled by the choice of stiffness and mass penalty parameters. The method is demonstrated using numerical examples, including a one‐dimensional contact–impact formulation and a two‐dimensional crack propagation analysis. The results show that constraint imposition using the bipenalty method can be employed such that the critical time step of an analysis is unaffected, whereas also displaying superiority over the mass penalty method in terms of accuracy and versatility. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A mortar finite element approach for point,line, and surface contact

An approach for investigating finite deformation contact problems with frictional effects with a special emphasis on nonsmooth geometries such as sharp corners and edges is proposed in this contribution. The contact conditions are separately enforced for point contact, line contact, and surface contact by employing 3 different sets of Lagrange multipliers and, as far as possible, a variationally consistent discretization approach based on mortar finite element methods. The discrete unknowns due to the Lagrange multiplier approach are eliminated from the system of equations by employing so‐called dual or biorthogonal shape functions. For the combined algorithm, no transition parameters are required, and the decision between point contact, line contact, and surface contact is implicitly made by the variationally consistent framework. The algorithm is supported by a penalty regularization for the special scenario of nonparallel edge‐to‐edge contact. The robustness and applicability of the proposed algorithms are demonstrated with several numerical examples.     

Lagrange constraints for transient finite element surface contact

A new approach to enforce surface contact conditions in transient non-linear finite element problems is developed in this paper. The method is based on the Lagrange multiplier concept and is compatible with explicit time integration operators. Compatibility with explicit operators is established by referencing Lagrange multipliers one time increment ahead of associated surface contact displacement constraints. However, the method is not purely explicit because a coupled system of equations must be solved to obtain the Lagrange multipliers. An important development herein is the formulation of a highly efficient method to solve the Lagrange multiplier equations. The equation solving strategy is a modified Gauss-Seidel method in which non-linear surface contact force conditions are enforced during iteration. The new surface contact method presented has two significant advantages over the widely accepted penalty function method: surface contact conditions are satisfied more precisely, and the method does not adversely affect the numerical stability of explicit integration. Transient finite element analysis results are presented for problems involving impact and sliding with friction. A brief review of the classical Lagrange multiplier method with implicit integration is also included.     

A regularized collocation boundary element method for linear poroelasticity

This article presents a collocation boundary element method for linear poroelasticity, based on the first boundary integral equation with only weakly singular kernels. This is possible due to a regularization of the strongly singular double layer operator, based on integration by parts, which has been applied to poroelastodynamics for the first time. For the time discretization the convolution quadrature method (CQM) is used, which only requires the Laplace transform of the fundamental solution. Furthermore, since linear poroelasticity couples a linear elastic with an acoustic material, the spatial regularization procedure applied here is adopted from linear elasticity and is performed in Laplace domain due to the before mentioned CQM. Finally, the spatial discretization is done via a collocation scheme. At the end, some numerical results are shown to validate the presented method with respect to different temporal and spatial discretizations.     

Time domain boundary element formulation for partially saturated poroelasticity

Based on the Mixture theory and the principles of continuum mechanics, a dynamic three-phase model for partially saturated poroelasticity is established as well as the corresponding governing equations in Laplace domain. The three-dimensional fundamental solutions are deduced following Hörmander's method. Based on the weighted residual method, the boundary integral equations are established. The boundary element formulation in time domain for partially saturated media is obtained after regularization by partial integration, spatial discretization, and the time discretization with the Convolution Quadrature Method. The proposed formulation is validated with the semi-analytical one-dimensional solution of a column. Studies with respect to the spatial and temporal discretization show its sensitivity on a fine enough mesh. A half-space example allows to study the wave fronts. Finally, the proposed formulation is used to compute the vibration isolation of an open trench.     

梁撞击弹塑性波传播的动态子结构方法的研究

该文针对简支梁横向弹塑性撞击问题,建立动态子结构模型,推导了相应的动力学控制方程,并采用Newmark隐式积分法进行求解,将动态子结构方法应用于撞击激发弹塑性波传播问题的研究。考虑局部弹塑性接触变形,通过对撞击激发的弹塑性波传播,包括弯矩波、挠曲波、速度波和应力波传播过程的计算,研究动态子结构法分析弹塑性波的传播特征,弯曲波的弥散特征,以及塑性铰形成机理等的合理性。经过与三维动力有限元计算结果的比较表明,动态子结构方法可以合理地应用于柔性梁中弹塑性撞击瞬态波传播问题的研究。     

离散高阶Higdon-like透射边界

基于比例边界有限元法(SBFEM)半离散思想和Higdon透射微分算子提出了一种用于模拟二维层状介质标量波传播的高效离散高阶Higdon-like透射边界。对无限介质边界进行迦辽金有限元离散后,描述标量波的偏微分方程转换为局部坐标系下半离散矩阵方程组;然后使用高阶Higdon透射算子和辅助变量,在时域内得到了一个阶数不超过2阶的离散高阶透射边界。透射边界是由一组常微分方程构成,可以采用通常的时步积分方法求解,它在截断边界上非局部,在时间域局部。算例表明:该文提出的透射边界的计算精度可以随着辅助变量的增加而提高,但计算量却呈线性化增加,因而计算效率较全局方法有了显著提高。另外,由于该文的边界条件是直接建立在离散节点上的,所以它很方便与近场有限单元法耦合。     

Symmetry preserving algorithm for large displacement frictionless contact by the pre‐discretization penalty method

A three‐dimensional contact algorithm based on the pre‐discretization penalty method is presented. Using the pre‐discretization formulation gives rise to contact searching performed at the surface Gaussian integration points. It is shown that the proposed method is consistent with the continuum formulation of the problem and allows an easy incorporation of higher‐order elements with midside nodes to the analysis. Moreover, a symmetric treatment of mutually contacting surfaces is preserved even under large displacement increments. The proposed algorithm utilizes the BFGS method modified for constrained non‐linear systems. The effectiveness of quadratic isoparametric elements in contact analysis is tested in terms of numerical examples verified by analytical solutions and experimental measurements. The symmetry of the algorithm is clearly manifested in the problem of impact of two elastic cylinders. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

DESIGN OF ENERGY CONSERVING ALGORITHMS FOR FRICTIONLESS DYNAMIC CONTACT PROBLEMS

This paper proposes a formulation of dynamic contact problems which enables exact algorithmic conservation of linear momentum, angular momentum, and energy in finite element simulations. It is seen that a Lagrange multiplier enforcement of an appropriate contact rate constraint produces these conservation properties. A related method is presented in which a penalty regularization of the aforementioned rate constraint is utilized. This penalty method sacrifices the energy conservation property, but is dissipative under all conditions of changing contact so that the global algorithm remains stable. Notably, it is also shown that augmented Lagrangian iteration utilizing this penalty kernel reproduces the energy conserving (i.e. Lagrange multiplier) solution to any desired degree of accuracy. The result is a robust, stable method even in the context of large deformations, as is shown by some representative numerical examples. In particular, the ability of the formulation to produce accurate results where more traditional integration schemes fail is emphasized by the numerical simulations. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A low-frequency fast multipole boundary element method based on analytical integration of the hypersingular integral for 3D acoustic problems

A low-frequency fast multipole boundary element method (FMBEM) for 3D acoustic problems is proposed in this paper. The FMBEM adopts the explicit integration of the hypersingular integral in the dual boundary integral equation (BIE) formulation which was developed recently by Matsumoto, Zheng et al. for boundary discretization with constant element. This explicit integration formulation is analytical in nature and cancels out the divergent terms in the limit process. But two types of regular line integrals remain which are usually evaluated numerically using Gaussian quadrature. For these two types of regular line integrals, an accurate and efficient analytical method to evaluate them is developed in the present paper that does not use the Gaussian quadrature. In addition, the numerical instability of the low-frequency FMBEM using the rotation, coaxial translation and rotation back (RCR) decomposing algorithm for higher frequency acoustic problems is reported in this paper. Numerical examples are presented to validate the FMBEM based on the analytical integration of the hypersingular integral. The diagonal form moment which has analytical expression is applied in the upward pass. The improved low-frequency FMBEM delivers an algorithm with efficiency between the low-frequency FMBEM based on the RCR and the diagonal form FMBEM, and can be used for acoustic problems analysis of higher frequency.     

A finite element Laplace transform solution technique for the wave equation

A technique is described for the solution of the wave equation with time dependent boundary conditions. The finite element solution accompanied by the numerical Laplace inversion process seems to be an efficient procedure to treat such problems. The programming involved is straightforward in the sense that numerical Laplace inversion routines can be directly used as a time integration procedure after obtaining standard finite element differential equation solutions in the transformed domain. Some results are presented for one- and two- dimensional applications, such as wave propagation in longitudinal bars and wave propagation in harbours.     

Analytical integration of the moments in the diagonal form fast multipole boundary element method for 3-D acoustic wave problems

A diagonal form fast multipole boundary element method (BEM) is presented in this paper for solving 3-D acoustic wave problems based on the Burton-Miller boundary integral equation (BIE) formulation. Analytical expressions of the moments in the diagonal fast multipole BEM are derived for constant elements, which are shown to be more accurate, stable and efficient than those using direct numerical integration. Numerical examples show that using the analytical moments can reduce the CPU time by a lot as compared with that using the direct numerical integration. The percentage of CPU time reduction largely depends on the proportion of the time used for moments calculation to the overall solution time. Several examples are studied to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the developed diagonal fast multipole BEM as compared with earlier p³ fast multipole method BEM, including a scattering problem of a dolphin modeled with 404,422 boundary elements and a radiation problem of a train wheel track modeled with 257,972 elements. These realistic, large-scale BEM models clearly demonstrate the effectiveness, efficiency and potential of the developed diagonal form fast multipole BEM for solving large-scale acoustic wave problems.