基于柔度的网格截面非线性梁单元

梁单元材料非线性有限元求解时,材料进入非线性阶段后,难以通过梁理论准确描述截面的应力状态,该文据此提出了基于柔度法和分布式塑性理论的梁单元材料非线性方法-网格截面法,这种方法采用平面等参单元将梁单元网格化,由单元轴向积分点位置截面网格积分点的应力描述单元截面应力分布,并通过对截面网格材料的积分得到积分点位置的截面刚度,并运用基于柔度的有限元方法,通过力插值函数和能量原理得到梁单元的柔度矩阵,进而对柔度矩阵求逆以计算单元刚度矩阵。同时讨论了该方法在进行结构材料非线性有限元分析时的优越性。最后通过算例验证了上述结论。     

钢筋混凝土梁非线性有限元分析方法

针对钢筋混凝土结构有限元分析中,材料进入非线性阶段后,难以通过梁理论准确描述混凝土截面和钢筋应力状态的问题,提出了基于柔度法和分布式塑性理论的钢筋混凝土梁单元材料非线性方法——网格截面法。这种方法采用平面等参单元将梁单元网格化,由单元轴向积分点位置截面网格积分点的混凝土应力描述单元截面应力分布,同时考虑钢筋对刚度的贡献,并通过对截面网格材料的积分计算积分点位置的截面刚度矩阵,再利用力插值函数和能量原理得到梁单元的柔度矩阵,进而对柔度矩阵求逆计算单元刚度矩阵。通过算例验证该方法在钢筋混凝土承载力分析时的准确性。     

基于单位分解法的实体壳广义单元模型

基于单位分解的广义有限元法的逼近空间由单位分解函数和局部覆盖函数构成,采用传统有限元形函数作为单位分解函数,其局部覆盖函数的定义不依赖于有限元网格.以十六结点六面体等参单元形函数作为单位分解函数,采用一阶多项式局部覆盖函数建立了十六结点六面体广义单元.在此基础上利用广义有限元法可以灵活构造各向异性逼近空间的特点,根据薄壳的变形特性,对壳体法向挠度和切向位移分别采用一阶和零阶多项式局部覆盖函数,构造了实体薄壳广义单元.计算结果表明:十六结点六面体广义单元和实体薄壳广义单元用于板壳结构分析时具有比相应的常规实体单元更高的收敛性和求解效率,且实体薄壳广义单元比十六结点六面体广义单元具有更高的求解效率.     

隔离非线性分层壳有限单元法

分层壳单元由于其模型简单,物理意义清晰,被广泛应用于建筑结构的有限元数值模拟中。该文基于隔离非线性有限元法提出了分层壳单元的高效非线性分析模型,将分层壳单元的截面变形（应变和曲率）分解为线弹性变形和非线性变形,以单元中面的高斯积分点作为非线性变形插值结点,建立了非线性变形场,并根据虚功原理,推导了分层壳单元的隔离非线性控制方程,采用Woodbury公式和组合近似法联合求解控制方程。依据时间复杂度理论的统计分析表明:该文建立的方法相较于传统变刚度有限元方法在非线性分析效率方面具有显著优势。并与有限元软件ANSYS的计算结果进行对比,验证了该文方法的准确性。     

基于交叉节点对无网格Galerkin法的改进算法研究

针对无网格Galerkin法刚度矩阵的稀疏存储实现难、节点与积分点的全局搜索效率低等问题,该文基于交叉节点对及其循环组装整体刚度矩阵的思想,利用CSR格式存储刚度矩阵,通过局部搜索方法来搜寻节点与积分点,提出了一种采用三角形网格进行积分计算的无网格Galerkin法。通过数值算例对比了不同节点规模的刚度矩阵存储消耗,以及节点与积分点的搜索效率。结果表明所提出算法在满足计算精度的前提下,能有效地节省存储空间和提高节点与积分点的搜索效率,并对复杂形状的几何模型具有良好的适应性。     

柔性框架结构动力非线性分析的刚体准则法

大跨、高层等柔性结构,其动力响应往往表现出大位移、大转动等非线性特征。动力非线性问题的分析关键在于运动方程的高效稳定求解,以及单元大转动产生的结点力增量的有效计算。动力时程分析通常采用直接积分法,但对于强非线性动力问题,直接积分法难以兼顾计算精度与稳定性。该文基于几何非线性分析的刚体准则,针对杆件结构大转动小应变的非线性问题,提出了一种新型空间杆系结构动力非线性分析的刚体准则法。该方法采用满足刚体准则的空间非线性梁单元,结合HHT-α法求解结构运动方程,并将刚体准则植入动力增量方程的迭代求解过程以计算结点力增量。通过典型柔性框架算例结果表明,该文方法可以有效分析柔性框架结构的强动力非线性行为。与高精度单元相比,该文采用的单元刚度矩阵构造简明,计算过程简洁;与商业软件所用方法相比,单元数和迭代步少,精度高,适于工程应用。     

多边形比例边界有限元非线性高效分析方法

比例边界有限元法作为一种高精度的半解析数值求解方法,特别适合于求解无限域与应力奇异性等问题,多边形比例边界单元在模拟裂纹扩展过程、处理局部网格重剖分等方面相较于有限单元法具有明显优势。目前,比例边界有限元法更多关注的是线弹性问题的求解,而非线性比例边界单元的研究则处于起步阶段。该文将高效的隔离非线性有限元法用于比例边界单元的非线性分析,提出了一种高效的隔离非线性比例边界有限元法。该方法认为每个边界线单元覆盖的区域为相互独立的扇形子单元,其形函数以及应变-位移矩阵可通过半解析的弹性解获得;每个扇形区的非线性应变场通过设置非线性应变插值点来表达,引入非线性本构关系即可实现多边形比例边界单元高效非线性分析。多边形比例边界单元的刚度通过集成每个扇形子单元的刚度获取,扇形子单元的刚度可采用高斯积分方案进行求解,其精度保持不变。由于引入了较多的非线性应变插值点,舒尔补矩阵维数较大,该文采用Woodbury近似法对隔离非线性比例边界单元的控制方程进行求解。该方法对大规模非线性问题的计算具有较高的计算效率,数值算例验证了算法的正确性以及高效性,将该方法进行推广,对实际工程分析具有重要意义。     

基于Woodbury非线性方法的迭代算法对比分析

在结构局部非线性求解过程中,刚度矩阵仅部分元素发生改变,此时切线刚度矩阵可写成初始刚度矩阵与其低秩修正矩阵和的形式,每个增量步的位移响应可用数学中快速求矩阵逆的Woodbury公式高效求解,但通常情况下迭代计算在结构非线性分析中是不可避免的,因此迭代算法的计算性能也对分析效率有重要影响。该文以基于Woodbury非线性方法为基础,分别采用Newton-Raphson （N-R）法、修正牛顿法、3阶两点法、4阶两点法及三点法求解其非线性平衡方程,并对比分析5种迭代算法的计算性能。利用算法时间复杂度理论,得到了5种迭代算法求解基于Woodbury非线性方法平衡方程的时间复杂度分析模型,定量对比了5种迭代算法的计算效率。通过2个数值算例,从收敛速度、时间复杂度和误差等方面对比了各迭代算法的计算性能,分析了各算法适用的非线性问题。最后,计算了5种算法求解基于Woodbury非线性方法平衡方程的综合性能指标。     

组合构件双重非线性分析模型研究与应用

以超高层建筑中当前广泛应用的杆系组合构件为研究对象,采用三维空间梁单元对其进行复杂受力状态下的双重非线性分析。为贴近实际工程同时简化计算,首先根据有限元方法和最小势能原理建立单元考虑几何非线性的弹性切线刚度矩阵;然后通过划分截面广义应变将单元截面刚度矩阵分离为弹性刚度矩阵与塑性刚度矩阵,在假定广义应变增量分布状态基础上,基于纤维模型法推导出单元塑性刚度矩阵;最后将考虑几何非线性的弹性刚度矩阵与塑性刚度矩阵集合成整体刚度矩阵,根据构件自身特性选取合理材料本构关系及数值计算方法进行构件非线性受力分析。数值分析结果表明,该文模型与方法概念清晰、计算精度高,还可应用于钢筋混凝土构件的受力性能非线性分析。     

模拟三维裂纹问题的自适应多尺度扩展有限元法

为了在大型结构分析中考虑小裂纹或以小的代价提高裂纹附近求解精度,该文建立了分析三维裂纹问题的自适应多尺度扩展有限元法。基于恢复法评估三维扩展有限元后验误差,大于给定误差值的单元进行细化。所有尺度单元采用八结点六面体单元,采用六面体任意结点单元连接不同尺度单元。采用互作用积分法计算三维应力强度因子。三维I 型裂纹和I-II 复合型裂纹算例分析表明了该方法的正确性和有效性。     

A new one‐point quadrature enhanced assumed strain (EAS) solid‐shell element with multiple integration points along thickness: Part I—geometrically linear applications

Accuracy and efficiency are the main features expected in finite element method. In the field of low‐order formulations, the treatment of locking phenomena is crucial to prevent poor results. For three‐dimensional analysis, the development of efficient and accurate eight‐node solid‐shell finite elements has been the principal goal of a number of recent published works. When modelling thin‐ and thick‐walled applications, the well‐known transverse shear and volumetric locking phenomena should be conveniently circumvented. In this work, the enhanced assumed strain method and a reduced in‐plane integration scheme are combined to produce a new eight‐node solid‐shell element, accommodating the use of any number of integration points along thickness direction. Furthermore, a physical stabilization procedure is employed in order to correct the element's rank deficiency. Several factors contribute to the high computational efficiency of the formulation, namely: (i) the use of only one internal variable per element for the enhanced part of the strain field; (ii) the reduced integration scheme; (iii) the prevention of using multiple elements' layers along thickness, which can be simply replaced by any number of integration points within a single element layer. Implementation guidelines and numerical results confirm the robustness and efficiency of the proposed approach when compared to conventional elements well‐established in the literature. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A face‐based smoothed finite element method (FS‐FEM) for 3D linear and geometrically non‐linear solid mechanics problems using 4‐node tetrahedral elements

This paper presents a novel face‐based smoothed finite element method (FS‐FEM) to improve the accuracy of the finite element method (FEM) for three‐dimensional (3D) problems. The FS‐FEM uses 4‐node tetrahedral elements that can be generated automatically for complicated domains. In the FS‐FEM, the system stiffness matrix is computed using strains smoothed over the smoothing domains associated with the faces of the tetrahedral elements. The results demonstrated that the FS‐FEM is significantly more accurate than the FEM using tetrahedral elements for both linear and geometrically non‐linear solid mechanics problems. In addition, a novel domain‐based selective scheme is proposed leading to a combined FS/NS‐FEM model that is immune from volumetric locking and hence works well for nearly incompressible materials. The implementation of the FS‐FEM is straightforward and no penalty parameters or additional degrees of freedom are used. The computational efficiency of the FS‐FEM is found better than that of the FEM. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Tensor‐based Gauss–Jacobi numerical integration for high‐order mass and stiffness matrices

In this work, we choose the points and weights of the Gauss–Jacobi, Gauss–Radau–Jacobi and Gauss–Lobatto–Jacobi quadrature rules that optimize the number of operations for the mass and stiffness matrices of the high‐order finite element method. The procedure is particularly applied to the mass and stiffness matrices using the tensor‐based nodal and modal shape functions given in (Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng 2007; 71 (5):529–563). For square and hexahedron elements, we show that it is possible to use tensor product of the 1D mass and stiffness matrices for the Poisson and elasticity problem. For the triangular and tetrahedron elements, an analogous analysis given in (Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng 2005; 63 (2):1530–1558) was considered for the selection of the optimal points and weights for the stiffness matrix coefficients for triangles and mass and stiffness matrices for tetrahedra. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solid elements with rotational degrees of freedom: Part 1—hexahedron elements

This is the first of a two part paper on three-dimensional finite elements with rotational degrees of freedom (DOF). Part I introduces an 8-node solid hexahedron element having three translational and three rotational DOF per node. The corner rotations are introduced by transformation of the midside translational DOF of a 20-node hexahedron element. The new element produces a much smaller effective band width of the global system equations than does the 20-node hexahedron element having midside nodes. A small penalty stiffness is introduced to augment the usual element stiffness so that no spurious zero energy modes are present. The new element passes the patch test and demonstrates greatly improved performance over elements of identical shape but having only translational DOF at the corner nodes.     

Smooth finite element methods: Convergence,accuracy and properties

A stabilized conforming nodal integration finite element method based on strain smoothing stabilization is presented. The integration of the stiffness matrix is performed on the boundaries of the finite elements. A rigorous variational framework based on the Hu–Washizu assumed strain variational form is developed. We prove that solutions yielded by the proposed method are in a space bounded by the standard, finite element solution (infinite number of subcells) and a quasi‐equilibrium finite element solution (a single subcell). We show elsewhere the equivalence of the one‐subcell element with a quasi‐equilibrium finite element, leading to a global a posteriori error estimate. We apply the method to compressible and incompressible linear elasticity problems. The method can always achieve higher accuracy and convergence rates than the standard finite element method, especially in the presence of incompressibility, singularities or distorted meshes, for a slightly smaller computational cost. It is shown numerically that the one‐cell smoothed four‐noded quadrilateral finite element has a convergence rate of 2.0 in the energy norm for problems with smooth solutions, which is remarkable. For problems with rough solutions, this element always converges faster than the standard finite element and is free of volumetric locking without any modification of integration scheme. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New development in extended finite element modeling of large elasto‐plastic deformations

This paper presents new achievements in the extended finite element modeling of large elasto‐plastic deformation in solid problems. The computational technique is presented based on the extended finite element method (X‐FEM) coupled with the Lagrangian formulation in order to model arbitrary interfaces in large deformations. In X‐FEM, the material interfaces are represented independently of element boundaries, and the process is accomplished by partitioning the domain with some triangular sub‐elements whose Gauss points are used for integration of the domain of elements. The large elasto‐plastic deformation formulation is employed within the X‐FEM framework to simulate the non‐linear behavior of materials. The interface between two bodies is modeled by using the X‐FEM technique and applying the Heaviside‐ and level‐set‐based enrichment functions. Finally, several numerical examples are analyzed, including arbitrary material interfaces, to demonstrate the efficiency of the X‐FEM technique in large plasticity deformations. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An Improved Integration for Trimmed Geometries in Isogeometric Analysis

Trimming techniques are efficient ways to generate complex geometries in Computer-Aided Design (CAD). In this paper, an improved integration for trimmed geometries in isogeometric analysis (IGA) is proposed. The proposed method can improve the accuracy of the approximation and the condition number of the stiffness matrix. In addition, comparing to the traditional approaches, the trimming techniques can reduce the number of the integration elements with much fewer integration points, which improves the computational efficiency significantly. Several examples are illustrated to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Modified and Trefftz unsymmetric finite element models

The unsymmetric finite element method employs compatible test functions but incompatible trial functions. The pertinent 8-node quadrilateral and 20-node hexahedron unsymmetric elements possess exceptional immunity to mesh distortion. It was noted later that they are not invariant and the proposed remedy is to formulate the element stiffness matrix in a local frame and then transform the matrix back to the global frame. In this paper, a more efficient approach will be proposed to secure the invariance. To our best knowledge, unsymmetric 4-node quadrilateral and 8-node hexahedron do not exist. They will be devised by using the Trefftz functions as the trial function. Numerical examples show that the two elements also possess exceptional immunity to mesh distortion with respect to other advanced elements of the same nodal configurations.     

Viscoplastic plane‐strain analysis of infinite solids using elastic supports

A highly efficient novel Finite Element Boundary Element Method (FEBEM) is proposed for the elasto‐viscoplastic plane‐strain analysis of displacements and stresses in infinite solids. The proposed method takes advantage of both the Finite Element Method (FEM) and the Boundary Element Method (BEM) to achieve higher efficiency and accuracy by using the concept of elastic supports to simulate the effects of unbounded solid mass surrounding the region of interest. The BEM is used to compute the stiffnesses of elastic supports and to estimate the location of the truncation boundary for the finite element model. As compared to the conventional coupled FEBEM, the proposed method has three main computational advantages. Firstly, the symmetrical and highly banded form of the standard finite element stiffness matrix is not disturbed. Secondly, the proposed technique may be implemented simply by using standard codes for elasto‐viscoplastic finite element analysis and elastic boundary element analysis. Thirdly, the yielded zone is approximately located in advance by using the BEM and hence, an unnecessarily large extent of the domain does not have to be discretized for the finite element modelling. The efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method are demonstrated by computing elastic and elasto‐plastic displacements and stresses around ‘deep’ underground openings in rock mass subject to hydrostatic and non‐hydrostatic in situ stresses. Results obtained by the proposed method are compared with ‘exact’ solutions and with those obtained by using a BEM and a coupled FEBEM. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solid elements with rotational degrees of freedom: Part II—tetrahedron elements

This is the second part of a two part paper on three-dimensional finite elements with rotational degrees of freedom (DOF). Part II introduces a solid tetrahedron element having 3 translational and 3 rotational DOF per node. The corner rotations are introduced by transformation of the midside translational DOF of a 10-node tetrahedron element. To further enhance the element performance a least squares strain extraction technique is also implemented to develop the stiffness matrix with a desired field. The strain smoothing improves performance without causing a loss in generality. As with the hexahedron in Part I, the element stiffness is augmented with a small penalty stiffness to eliminate any possible spurious zero energy modes. The new tetrahedron element passes the patch test and demonstrates much improved performance over the 4-node translational DOF only (constant strain) tetrahedron element.