A problem with viscoelastic mixtures: numerical analysis and computational experiments

In this paper, we study, from the numerical point of view, a dynamic problem involving a mixture of two viscoelastic solids. The mechanical problem is written as a system of two coupled partial differential equations. Its variational formulation is derived and an existence and uniqueness result, and...

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Autores: Fernández, José Ramón, Masid, Maria, Magaña Nieto, Antonio|||0000-0003-0879-0759, Quintanilla de Latorre, Ramón|||0000-0001-7059-7058
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:2117/173986
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/173986
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036811.2019.1698721
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Elastic solids -- Mechanical properties
Viscoelasticity
Mixtures
viscoelasticity
Finite element approximations
Error estimates
Numerical simulations
Sòlids elàstics -- Propietats mecàniques
Viscoelasticitat
Classificació AMS::74 Mechanics of deformable solids::74E Material properties given special treatment
Classificació AMS::74 Mechanics of deformable solids::74D Materials of strain-rate type and history type, other materials with memory
Classificació AMS::65 Numerical analysis::65M Partial differential equations, initial value and time-dependent initial-boundary value problems
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Matemàtica aplicada a les ciències
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Sumario:In this paper, we study, from the numerical point of view, a dynamic problem involving a mixture of two viscoelastic solids. The mechanical problem is written as a system of two coupled partial differential equations. Its variational formulation is derived and an existence and uniqueness result, and an energy decay property, are recalled. Then, fully discrete approximations are introduced by using the classical finite element method and the implicit Euler scheme. A discrete stability property and a priori error estimates are shown, from which we deduce the linear convergence of the algorithm. Finally, some numerical simulations, including examples in one and two dimensions, are presented to show the accuracy of the approximation and the behaviour of the solution.