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A unified approach for a posteriori high-order curved mesh generation using solid mechanics
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Antonio Gil
Computational Mechanics, Volume: 58, Issue: 3, Pages: 457 - 490
Swansea University Authors:
Roman Poya, Rubén Sevilla , Antonio Gil
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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/s00466-016-1302-2
Abstract
The paper presents a unified approach for the a posteriori generation of arbitrary high-order curvilinear meshes via a solid mechanics analogy. The approach encompasses a variety of methodologies, ranging from the popular incremental linear elastic approach to very sophisticated non-linear elasticit...
| Published in: | Computational Mechanics |
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| ISSN: | 0178-7675 1432-0924 |
| Published: |
2016
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa28844 |
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The paper presents a unified approach for the a posteriori generation of arbitrary high-order curvilinear meshes via a solid mechanics analogy. The approach encompasses a variety of methodologies, ranging from the popular incremental linear elastic approach to very sophisticated non-linear elasticity. In addition, an intermediate consistent incrementally linearised approach is also presented and applied for the first time in this context. Utilising a consistent derivation from energy principles, a theoretical comparison of the various approaches is presented which enables a detailed discussion regarding the material characterisation (calibration) employed for the different solid mechanics formulations. Five independent quality measures are proposed and their relations with existing quality indicators, used in the context of a posteriori mesh generation, are discussed. Finally, a comprehensive range of numerical examples, both in two and three dimensions, including challenging geometries of interest to the solids, fluids and electromagnetics communities, are shown in order to illustrate and thoroughly compare the performance of the different methodologies. This comparison considers the influence of material parameters and number of load increments on the quality of the generated high-order mesh, overall computational cost and, crucially, the approximation properties of the resulting mesh when considering an isoparametric finite element formulation. |
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| Keywords: |
High-order mesh generation, Solid mechanics analogy, Curved elements, Isoparametric finite elements |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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3 |
| Start Page: |
457 |
| End Page: |
490 |