Finite volume for stress analysis upon polygonal, unstructured and non conforming meshes

Within this paper we discuss a numerical strategy to solve the elasticity problem upon unstructured and non conforming meshes, allowing all kinds of flat-faced elements (polygons in 2D and polyhedra in 3D). The core of the formulation relies on two numerical procedures 1) the Control Volume Function...

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Autores: Cardoso Nungaray, Víctor, Botello Rionda, Salvador, Zárate Araiza, José Francisco|||0000-0002-7344-4425, Oñate Ibáñez de Navarra, Eugenio|||0000-0002-0804-7095
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/184357
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/184357
https://dx.doi.org/10.23967/j.rimni.2019.10.001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Elasticity--Mathematical models
Stress analysis
Elasticity
Solid mechanics
CVFA
Finite volume
Unstructured mesh
Non conforming mesh
Elasticitat -- Models matemàtics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Anàlisi numèrica::Mètodes en elements finits
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Sumario:Within this paper we discuss a numerical strategy to solve the elasticity problem upon unstructured and non conforming meshes, allowing all kinds of flat-faced elements (polygons in 2D and polyhedra in 3D). The core of the formulation relies on two numerical procedures 1) the Control Volume Function Approximation (CVFA), and 2) the polynomial interpolation in the neighborhood of the control volumes, which is used to solve the surface integrals resulting from applying the divergence theorem. By comparing the estimated stress against the analytical stress field of the well known test of an infinite plate with a hole, we show that this conservative approach is robust and accurate.