Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
CHAP 1
Preliminary Concepts and
Linear Finite Elements
1.1. INTRODUCTION
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1.1
INTRODUCTION
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Background
• Finite Element Method (FEM):
– a powerful tool for solving partial differential equations and
integro-differential equations
• Linear FEM:
– methods of modeling and solution procedure are well established
• Nonlinear FEM:
– different modeling and solution procedures based on the
characteristics of the problems complicated
– many textbooks in the nonlinear FEMs emphasize complicated
theoretical parts or advanced topics
• This book:
– to simply introduce the nonlinear finite element analysis procedure
and to clearly explain the solution procedure
– detailed theories, solution procedures, and implementation using
MATLAB for only representative problems
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Chapter Outline
2. Vector and Tensor Calculus
– Preliminary to understand mathematical derivations in other
chapters
3. Stress and Strain
– Review of mechanics of materials and elasticity
4. Mechanics of Continuous Bodies
– Energy principles for structural equilibrium (principle of minimum
potential energy)
– Principle of virtual work for more general non-potential problems
5. Finite Element Method
– Discretization of continuum equations and approximation of
solution using piecewise polynomials
– Introduction to MATLAB program ELAST3D
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1.2
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Vector and Tensor
• Vector: Collection of scalars
• Cartesian vector: Euclidean vector defined using Cartesian
coordinates y
– 2D, 3D Cartesian vectors u2
u1
u1
u , or u u2 e2
x
u2
e1
u
3 e3 u1
u3
z
u u1 e1 u2 e2 u3e3
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Index Notation and Summation Rule
• Index notation: Any vector or matrix can be expressed in
terms of its indices
v1 A11 A12 A13
v [vi ] v2 A [Aij ] A21 A22 A23
v3 A31 A32 A33
• Einstein summation convention
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akbk akbk Repeated indices mean summation!!
k 1
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Cartesian Vector
X3
• Cartesian Vectors u
u u1 e1 u2 e2 u3e3 uiei v e3
v vjej e1 e2
X2
X1
• Dot product
u v (uiei ) (vjej ) uivj ( ei ej ) uivjij uivi
– Kronecker delta function
1 if i j
ij jj 11 22 33 3
0 if i j
– Equivalent to change index j to i, or vice versa
• How to obtain Cartesian components of a vector
ei v ei (vjej ) vjij vi Projection
ab ab
i i aT b
A ab Aij ab
i j A abT
b Aa bi Aijaj b Aa
b aA bj aA
i ij bT aT A
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Tensor and Rank
• Tensor
– A tensor is an extension of scalar, vector, and matrix
(multidimensional array in a given basis)
– A tensor is independent of any chosen frame of reference
– Tensor field: a tensor-valued function associated with each point
in geometric space
• Rank of Tensor
– No. of indices required to write down the components of tensor
– Scalar (rank 0), vector (rank 1), matrix (rank 2), etc
– Every tensor can be expressed as a linear combination of rank 1
tensors
– Rank 1 tensor v: vi 11 12 13
[ij ] 21 23
Rank-2
– Rank 2 tensor A: Aij 22 stress
tensor
– Rank 4 tensor C: Cijkl 31 32 33 13
Tensor Operations
• Basic rules for tensors
Different notations
( TS)R T(SR) TS T S
T(S R) TS TR
Identity tensor
( TS) (T )S T(S) 1 [ij ]
1T T1 T
• Tensor (dyadic) product: increase rank
A u v uivjei ej Aij uivj AT Ajiei ej
( u v ) w u( v w)
w ( u v ) v ( w u)
( u v )( w x) ( v w)u x uv vu
tr(A) A : 1 1 : A
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Orthogonal Tensor
• In two different coord. e3 e3*
e1*
u uiei uj* ej*
e2
• Direction cosines e1
e2*
[ij ] [ ei* ej ] ei* ijej
We can also show
• Change basis ej ijei* u* u
u ujej ui* ei* u T u* T ( u) (T )u
ui*ijej
1 T
uj ijui* T T 1 det() 1
Orthogonal tensor
u T u* Rank-2 tensor transformation
T * T T , Tij* ikTkljl 18
Permutation
• The permutation symbol has three indices, but it is not a
tensor
• vector product
u v eieijkujvk
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Dual Vector
• For any skew tensor W and a vector u
u Wu u WT u u Wu 0
– Wu and u are orthogonal
0 W12 W13 W23
• Let Wij eijk wk
W W12 0 W23 w W13
W13 W23 0
W12
Wu w u
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Vector and Tensor Calculus
• Gradient
f( X)
ei
X Xi
– Gradient is considered a vector
vi
– We will often use a simplified notation: vi , j
X j
• Laplace operator
2
ei ej X
Xi j Xj Xj
• Gradient of a scalar field f(X): vector
2 2 2
f
f( X) ei X12 X22 X32
Xi
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Vector and Tensor Calculus
• Gradient of a Tensor Field (increase rank by 1)
fi
f f fiei ej ei ej
Xj Xj
• Divergence (decrease rank by 2)
fi
f ei
f jej X
Xi i
– Ex)
jk,j ek
• Curl
v eieijk vk,j
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Integral Theorems
• Divergence Theorem
• Gradient Theorem
A d n A d c
• Stokes Theorem
n ( v) d c r v dc r
• Reynolds Transport Theorem
d A
dt
Ad t d (n v )A d
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Integration-by-Parts
• u(x) and v(x) are continuously differentiable functions
• 1D
b b b
a u(x)v(x) dx u(x)v(x) a a u(x)v(x) dx
• 2D, 3D
u v
xi v d uvni d u xi d
• For a vector field v(x)
u v d u( v n) d u v d
• Green’s identity
u v d uv n d u2v d
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Example: Divergence Theorem
• S: unit sphere (x2 + y2 + z2 = 1), F = 2xi + y2j + z2k
• Integrate S F n dS
S F n dS F d
2 (1 y z) d
2 d 2 y d 2 z d
2 d
8
3
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Quiz
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1.3
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Surface Traction (Stress)
F
• Surface traction (Stress) f1
F
f1
f5
(n)
t lim
A 0 A
– The surface traction depends on the unit f4
f2
normal direction n.
z f3
– Surface traction will change as n changes.
y
– unit = force per unit area (pressure) x
t (n) t1 e1 t2 e2 t3e3
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Cartesian Stress Components
• Surface traction changes according to the direction of
the surface.
• Impossible to store stress information for all directions.
• Let’s store surface traction parallel to the three
coordinate directions.
• Surface traction in other directions can be calculated
from them.
• Consider the x-face of an infinitesimal cube
x
t (x)
t1(x) e1 t2(x) e2 + t3(x) e3
z
t (x)
11 e1 12 e2 + 13e3 13
z F
Normal Shear
11 12
stress stress y
x y 29
Stress Tensor
– First index is the face and the second index is its direction
– When two indices are the same, normal stress, otherwise shear
stress.
– Continuation for other surfaces.
– Total nine components
– Same stress components are defined for the negative planes.
31 32
• Sign convention z
13 23
z
sgn(11 ) sgn(n) sgn( Fx ) 12 21
11 22
sgn(12 ) sgn(n) sgn( Fy ) y
x y
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Symmetry of Stress Tensor
– Stress tensor should be symmetric
9 components 6 components 21
– Equilibrium of the angular moment A B
y
M l(12 21 ) 0 12 l O x 12
12 21
– Similarly for all three directions: l
C D
12 21 , 23 32 , 13 31 21
11
– Let’s use vector notation: 11 12 13
22
Cartesian components 33 [ij ] 12 22 23
of stress tensor { }
12 13 23 33
23
13 31
Stress in Arbitrary Plane
– If Cartesian stress components are known, it is possible to
determine the surface traction acting on any plane.
– Consider a plane whose normal is n.
– Surface area (ABC = A) y
B
PAB An3 ; PBC An1 ; PAC An2
n
– The surface traction 31 33 t(n)
13
11 32
t (n)
t1( n) e1 t2( n) e2 t3( n) e3
12 P 23 A x
21
– Force balance 22
z C
1 1 A 11An1 21An2 31An3 0
F t (n)
t(n) n t(n) n
– stress tensor; completely characterize the state of stress at a
point
• Cauchy’s Lemma
– the surface tractions acting on opposite sides of the same surface
are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction
t ( n ) t ( n)
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Projected Stresses
• Normal stress (n) t n n n n ijnn
i j
n 2
• Shear stress (n) t 2 (n), (n) t n n(n)
• Principal stresses tn n 1 , 2 , 3
• Mean stress (hydrostatic pressure)
1 1
p m tr() (11 22 33 )
3 3
• Stress deviator I 21 (ik jl il jk )
ijkl
s m 1 Idev : Rank-4 identity tensor
11 m 12 13
Idev I 31 1 1
s 12 11 m 23
Rank-4 deviatoric identity tensor
13 23 11 m
Idev : 1 0, Idev : s s
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Principal Stresses
• Normal & shear stress change as n changes
– Is there a plane on which the normal (or shear)stress becomes the
maximum?
• There are at least three mutually perpendicular planes
on which the normal stress attains an extremum
– Shear stresses are zero on these planes Principal directions
– Traction t(n) is parallel to surface normal n
i 2
n (n1i )2 (n2i )2 (n3i )2 1, i 1,2,3
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Principal Directions
• There are three cases for principal directions:
1. σ1, σ2, and σ3 are distinct principal directions are three unique
mutually orthogonal unit vectors.
2. σ1 = σ2 and σ3 are distinct n3 is a unique principal direction, and
any two orthogonal directions on the plane that is perpendicular
to n3 are principal directions.
3. σ1 = σ2 = σ3 any three orthogonal directions are principal
directions. This state of stress corresponds to a hydrostatic
pressure.
n3
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Strains (Simple Version)
– Strain is defined as the elongation per unit length
u2
x2
P x1 u1 P
x1
x3 41
Displacement Field
• Coordinates of P, Q, and R before and after deformation
P : (x1 , x2, x3 )
Q : (x1 x1 , x2, x3 )
R : (x1 , x1 x2, x3 )
P : (x1 u1P , x2 u2P , x3 u3P ) (x1 u1, x2 u2, x3 u3 )
Q : (x1 x1 u1Q , x2 u2Q , x3 u3Q )
u1 u u
(x1 x1 u1 x1 , x2 u2 2 x1 , x3 u3 3 x1 )
x1 x1 x1
R : (x1 u1R , x2 x2 u2R , x3 u3R )
u1 u u
(x1 u1 x2 , x2 x2 u2 2 x2, x3 u3 3 x2 )
x2 x2 x2
2 2 2
PQ x1P x1Q x2P x2Q x3P x3Q
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Deformation Field
• Length of the line segment P'Q'
2 2 2
u1 u2 u3
PQ x1 1 x x
x1 1 1
2 1/2
2 2
u1 u1 u2 u3
x1 1 2
x1 x1 x1 x1
u1 1 u1
2
1 u2
2 2
1 u3 u1
x1 1 x 1
x1 2 x1 2 x1 2 x1 x
1
Linear Nonlinear Ignore H.O.T. when displacement
gradients are small
• Linear normal strain
PQ PQ u1
11
PQ x1
u2 u3
22 , 33
x2 x3 43
Deformation Field
• Shear strain gxy
– change in angle between two lines originally parallel to x– and y–
axes Q Q R R
x2 x2 u2 x1 x1 u1
q1 q2
x1 x1 x2 x2
u1 u2
g12 q1 q2
x2 x1
u2 u3 Engineering shear strain
g23
x3 x2
u3 u1
g13 Different notations
x1 x3
1 u u
1 2
1 ui uj
12 ij
2 x2 x1
2 xj xi
u
1 u
23 2 3
2 x3 x2 ij 21 (ui,j uj,i )
1 u3 u1
13
2 x1 x3
sym(u) 44
Strain Tensor
• Strain Tensor
ijei ej
11 12 13
• Cartesian Components [ij ] 12 22 23
13 23 33
• Vector notation
11 11
22 22
33 33
{}
212 g12
223 g23
213 g13
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Volumetric and Deviatoric Strain
• Volumetric strain (from small strain assumption)
V V0
V (1 11 )(1 22 )(1 33 ) 1 11 22 33
V0
V 11 22 33 kk
• Deviatoric strain x3
Ultimate
Fracture
stress
Yield stress
Proportional
limit Young’s
modulus
Strain Necking
hardening
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Generalized Hooke’s Law
• Linear elastic material D : , ij Dijklkl
– In general, Dijkl has 81 components
– Due to symmetry in ij, Dijkl = Djikl
– Due to symmetry in kl, Dijkl = Dijlk 21 independent coeff
– from definition of strain energy, Dijkl = Dklij
• Isotropic material (no directional dependence)
– Most general 4-th order isotropic tensor
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Generalized Hooke’s Law cont.
• Stress-strain relation
ij Dijklkl [ijkl (ik jl il jk )]kl kk ij 2ij
p m ( 23 )kk K v
Bulk modulus
– Substitute K 23 so that we can separate volumetric part
σ K1 1 2Idev : ε
Deviatoric part
e Idev :
Volumetric part Deviatoric strain
σ Kv 1 2e s Idev :
σ m 1 s Deviatoric stress
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3D Solid Element cont.
• Elasticity matrix 1
2 1 1 0 0 0
31 23 3
1 3 3 3
1 0 0 0
D K1 1 2Idev 1 1 2 0 0 0
1
1 Idev 3 3 3
0 0 0
0 0 0 1
2
• Relation b/w 0 0 0 0 1
0 2 0
Lame’s constants
0 0 0 21
0 0 0
and Young’s modulus
and Poisson’s ratio 2 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
(3 2)
, E
2( ) 2 0 0 0
D
E E 0 0 0 0 0
,
(1 )(1 2) 2(1 ) 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
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Plane Stress
• Thin plate–like components parallel to the xy–plane
• The plate is subjected to forces in its in-plane only
• 13 = 23 = 33 = 0
11 1 0 11
E
{ } 22 2 1 0 22
1 0 0 1 (1 ) g
12 2 12
33 (11 22 )
1
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Plane Strain
• Strains with a z subscript are all zero: 13 = 23 = 33 = 0
• Deformation in the z–direction is constrained, (i.e., u3 = 0)
• can be used if the structure is infinitely long in the z–
direction
11 1 0 11
E
{ } 22 1 0 22
(1 )(1 2) 0 0 1 g
12 2 12
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1.4
MECHANICS OF
CONTINUOUS BODIES
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Governing Equations for Equilibrium
• Governing differential equations for structural equilibrium
– Three laws of mechanics: conservation of mass, conservation of
linear momentum and conservation of angular momentum
• Boundary-valued problem: satisfied at every point in
– Governing D.E. + Boundary conditions
– Solutions: C2–continuous for truss & solid, C4–continuous for beam
– Unnecessarily requirements for higher-order continuity
• Energy-based method
– For conservative system, structural equilibrium when the potential
energy has its minimum: Principle of minimum potential energy
– If the solution of BVP exists, then that solution is the minimizing
solution of the potential energy
– When no solution exists in BVP, PMPE may have a natural solution
• Principle of virtual work
– Equilibrium of the work done by both internal and external forces
with small arbitrary virtual displacements
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Balance of Linear Momentum
• Balance of linear momentum
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Balance of Linear Momentum cont
• Balance of linear momentum
( fb a) d n d d
Divergence Theorem
[ ( fb a)] d 0
( f b a ) 0
– For a static problem
fb 0 ij,i fjb 0
x fb d x t n d x a d
T ij ji
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Boundary-Valued Problem
• We want to determine the state of a body in equilibrium
• The equilibrium state (solution) of the body must satisfy
– local momentum balance equation
– boundary conditions
• Strong form of BVP
X
– Given body force fb, and traction t
on the boundary, find u such that fb
X3
fb 0 (1)
e3
and e1 n
e2 X2
u0 on h essential BC (2) X1 t
t n on s natural BC (3)
• Solution space
DA u [C2 ()]3 | u 0 on x h , n t on x s 59
Boundary-Valued Problem cont.
• How to solve BVP
– To solve the strong form, we want to construct trial solutions that
automatically satisfy a part of BVP and find the solution that
satisfy remaining conditions.
– Statically admissible stress field: satisfy (1) and (3)
– Kinematically admissible displacement field: satisfy (2) and have
piecewise continuous first partial derivative
– Admissible stress field is difficult to construct. Thus, admissible
displacement field is used often
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Principle of Minimum Potential Energy (PMPE)
• Deformable bodies generate internal forces by
deformation against externally applied forces
• Equilibrium: balance between internal and external forces
• For elastic materials, the concept of force equilibrium can
be extended to energy balance
• Strain energy: stored energy due to deformation
(corresponding to internal force)
1
U( u)
2
( u) : ( u) d ( u) D : ( u)
Linear elastic material
W( u) u fb d s u t d.
( u) U( u) W( u) x1
1
( u) : ( u) d u fb d s u t d.
2
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PMPE cont.
• PMPE: for all displacements that satisfy the boundary
conditions, known as kinematically admissible
displacements, those which satisfy the boundary-valued
problem make the total potential energy stationary on DA
• But, the potential energy is well defined in the space of
kinematically admissible displacements
Z u [H1 ()]3 | u 0 on x h ,
H1: first-order derivatives are integrable
W F1 r F2 r F3 r F4 r (F1 F2 F3 F4 ) r
• If the current position is in force equilibrium, W = 0
F2 F3
r
F1 F4
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Virtual Displacement Field
• Virtual displacement (Space Z)
– Small arbitrary perturbation (variation) of real displacement
1 d
u lim [( u ) ( u)] ( u ) u.
0 d 0
– Let ū be the virtual displacement, then u + ū must be kinematically
admissible, too
– Then, ū must satisfy homogeneous displacement BC
u u u V u Z
Z u u [H1 ()]3, u h
0
– Space Z only includes homogeneous
essential BCs In the literature, u is often used instead of ū
• Property of variation
du d(u)
dx dx 66
PMPE As a Variation
• Necessary condition for minimum PE
– Stationary condition <--> first variation = 0
1 d
( u; u ) lim [( u u ) ( u)] ( u u ) 0
0 d 0
for all u Z
• Variation of strain energy
u d u u u
x d x 0 x
( u) ( u ) D :
( u ) : D : ( u) d
a( u, u ) Energy bilinear form
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PMPE As a Variation cont.
• Variation of work done by applied loads
W( u; u ) u fb d s
u t d ( u ) Load linear form
W ( fb ) u d
– Integration-by-parts
b
ij j ,i ij j,i
( u ) u d j uj d
f
– Divergence Thm
niijuj d ijuj,i d fjbuj d
b
t u
S j j
d ij j,i
u d j uj d
f
0 u
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Principle of Virtual Work cont
• Since ij is symmetric
1 ui uj
ijuj,i ijsym(uj,i ) ij ij sym(ui,j ) ij
2 Xj Xi
• Weak Form of BVP
a( u, u ) ( u ) u Z [K]{ d} {F }
FE equation
– Energy form: a( u, u ) : d
– Load form: (u ) u fb d s u t d
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Example – Heat Transfer Problem
• Steady-State Differential Equation
T = T0
T k T
k
x x x
y y
y Q 0 domain A ST
• Boundary conditions qn Sq Q
T T0 on ST
dT dT
qn nxkx dx nyky dy on Sq n = {nx, ny}T
• Space of kinematically admissible temperature
Z T H1 () T( x) 0, x ST
• Multiply by virtual temperature, integrate by part, and
apply boundary conditions
T T T T
x x x y y y
k k d
TQ d S Tqn dSq,
q
T Z
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Example – Beam Problem
• Governing DE f(x)
d4 v
EI 4
f(x), x [0, L] L
dx x
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1.5
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Finite Element Approximation
• Difficult to solve a variational equation analytically
• Approximate solution n
– Linear combination of trial functions u(x) cifi (x)
– Smoothness & accuracy depend on i1
the choice of trial functions
– If the approximate solution is expressed in the entire domain, it is
difficult to satisfy kinematically admissible conditions
• Finite element approximation
– Approximate solution in simple sub-domains (elements)
– Simple trial functions (low-order polynomials) within an element
– Kinematically admissible conditions only for elements on the
boundary u(x)
Nodes Approximate
solution
Piecewise-
x
linear
approximation
Finite elements
Exact solution 77
Finite Elements
• Types of finite elements
1D 2D 3D
Linear
Quadratic
One element
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Trial Solution
– Solution within an element is approximated using simple polynomials.
1 2 n1 n
1 2 3 n1 n n+1
xi xi+1
li
– i-th element is composed of two nodes: xi and xi+1. Since two
unknowns are involved, linear polynomial can be used:
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Trial Solution cont.
– Substitute two nodal values
u(xi ) ui a0 a1xi
u(xi1 ) ui1 a0 a1xi1
– Express a0 and a1 in terms of ui and ui+1. Then, the solution is
approximated by
xi1 x x xi
u(x) (e)
ui (e)
ui1
L L
N1 (x) N2 (x)
– Solution for Element e:
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Trial Solution cont.
• Observations
– Solution u(x) is interpolated using its nodal values ui and ui+1.
– N1(x) = 1 at node xi, and =0 at node xi+1.
N1(x) N2(x)
xi xi+1
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1D Finite Elements
2
• 1D BVP d u p(x) 0, 0 x 1
2
dx
u(0) 0
du Boundary conditions
(1) 0
dx Space of kinematically
admissible displacements
1 d2u
• Use PVW 0 2 p u dx 0
Z u H(1) [0,1] u(0) 0
dx
• Integration-by-parts
1
du du du
1 1
u dx pu dx
dx 0
0 dx dx 0
xj du du xj
(1)
xi dx dx
dx xi
pu dx u
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1D Interpolation Functions
• Finite element approximation for one element (e) at a time
u(e) (x) uN
i 1 (x) u N
i1 2 (x) N (e)
d(e)
(e) ui
d N(e) N1 N2
ui1
u(e) (xi ) ui
• Satisfies interpolation condition
u(e) (xi1 ) ui1
• Interpolation of displacement variation (same with u)
u (e) (x) uN
i 1 (x) u N
i1 2 (x) N (e)
d (e)
[K]{ d} {F }
• Coefficient matrix [K] is singular; it will become non-
singular after applying boundary conditions
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Example
• Use three equal-length elements
d2u
2
x 0, 0 x 1 u(0) 0, u(1) 0
dx
• All elements have the same coefficient matrix
(e) 1 1 1 3 3
k
22 L(e) 1 1 3 3 , (e 1,2,3)
• RHS (p(x) = x)
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Example cont.
• RHS cont. f1(1) 1 1
(2)
f2 1 4
(3)
f3 1 7
(1) , (2) , (3)
f2 54 2 f3 54 5 f
4 54 8
• Assembly
ìï 1 du ü
ïï - (0) ïïï
ïï 54 dx ïï Element 1
é 3 - 3 0 ì ü
0 ùï u1 ï ï 2 ïï
ê úïï ïï ïï 4 Element 2
ê- 3 3 + 3 - 3 0 úïï u2 ïï ïï 54 + 54 ïïï Element 3
ê úí ý = í ý
ê0 - 3 3 + 3 - 3 úïï u3 ïï ïï 7 5 ïï
ê úï ï ï + ï
êë 0 0 - 3 ú ï ï ï
3 ûïî u4 ïþ ï 54 54 ïï
ïï 8 du ïï
ïï + (1) ïï
• Apply boundary conditions ïî 54 dx ïþ
– Deleting 1st and 4th rows and columns
4
6 3 u2 1 1 u2 81
3 6 u 9 2 5
3 u3 81
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EXAMPLE cont.
• Approximate solution
4 1
x, 0x
27 3
0.08
u-approx.
u-exact
4 1 1 1 2
u(x) x , x
0.06
81 27 3 3 3
u(x)
0.04
5 5 2 2
x , x1
0.02
81 27 3 3 0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
x
• Exact solution
1
u(x) x 1 x2
6
– Three element solutions are poor
– Need more elements
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3D Solid Element
• Isoparametric mapping
– Build interpolation functions on the reference element
– Jacobian: mapping relation between physical and reference elem.
• Interpolation and mapping
8 8
Same for mapping
u(x) NI (x)uI x( x ) NI (x)xI and interpolation
I 1 I 1
1
NI (x) (1 xxI )(1 I )(1 zz I )
8
z
x8 x7 (–1, –1,1) (–1,1,1)
x5 (1, –1,1)
(1,1,1)
x6
x4 x3 (–1,1,–1)
x1 (1, –1,–1)
x3
(1,1,–1)
x2 x
x2
x1 (a) Finite Element (b) Reference Element
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3D Solid Element cont.
• Jacobian matrix
8
x NI (x) J : Jacobian
J33 xI
x I 1 x
x1 x1 x1
• Derivatives of shape functions x z
NI NI NI NI NI NI x2 x2 x2
x z x1 x2 x3 x z
x3 x3 x3
NI NI x z
J
x x
NI NI
J 1
x x
– Jacobian should not be zero anywhere in the element
– Zero or negative Jacobian: mapping is invalid (bad element shape)
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3D Solid Element cont.
• Displacement-strain relation NI,1 0 0
8
0 N 0
BI uI
I,2
( u) 0 0 NI,3
I 1 BI
8 NI,2 NI,1 0
( u ) BI uI 0 NI,3 NI,2
I 1 N 0 NI,1
I,3
Ni
NI,i
xi
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3D Solid Element cont.
• Transformation of integration domain
1 1 1
d 1 1 1 J dxddz
• Energy form
8 8
1 1 1 BT DB J dxddz u { d }T [k]{ d}
a( u, u ) uIT
1 1 1 I J J
I 1 J 1
• Load form
8
T 1 1 1
(u )
uI
1 1 1
NI (x)fb J dxddz { d }T { f }
I 1
{ d }T [k]{ d} { d }T { f }, { d } Z h
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Numerical Integration
• For bar and beam, analytical integration is possible
• For plate and solid, analytical integration is difficult, if
not impossible
• Gauss quadrature is most popular in FEM due to simplicity
and accuracy
• 1D Gauss quadrature
NG
1
1 f(x) dx
i1
wif(xi )
– NG: No. of integ. points; xi: integ. point; wi: integ. weight
– xi and wi are chosen so that the integration is exact
for (2*NG – 1)-order polynomial
– Works well for smooth function
– Integration domain is [-1, 1]
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Numerical Integration cont.
• Multi-dimensions
NG NG
1 1
1 1 f(x, ) dxd
i1 j1
wiwjf(xi, j )
NG NG NG
1 1 1
1 1 1 f(x, , z) dxddz wiwjwk f(xi, j, zk )
i1 j1 k 1
Integration
NG Weights (wi)
Points (xi)
1 0.0 2.0
2 .5773502692 1.0 x
.7745966692 .5555555556
3
0.0 .8888888889 (a) 11
.8611363116 .3478546451
4
.3399810436 .6521451549
.9061798459 .2369268851 x x
5 .5384693101 .4786286705
0.0 .5688888889 (b) 22 (c) 33
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ELAST3D.m
• A module to solve linear elastic problem using NLFEA.m
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How to Solve Linear Problem in Nonlinear Code
• Linear matrix solver
[K]{ d} {F } {fint} = {fext} {f} = {fext} − {fint} = {0}
– Construct stiffness matrix and force vector
– Use LU decomposition to solve for unknown displacement {d}
• Nonlinear solver (iterative solver)
– Assume the solution at iteration n is known, and n+1 is unknown
n 1 n f
{f } { f } { d} { 0 }
d
{F } [K]{ dn } [K]{ d} 0
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One Element Tension Example
x3
%
% One element example 10kN 10kN
%
% Nodal coordinates 10kN 5 10kN
XYZ=[0 0 0;1 0 0;1 1 0;0 1 0;0 0 1;1 0 1;1 1 1;0 1 1]; 8
%
% Element connectivity
LE=[1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8];
6 7
%
% External forces [Node, DOF, Value]
EXTFORCE=[5 3 10.0E3; 6 3 10.0E3; 7 3 10.0E3; 8 3 10.0E3];
4 x2
% 1
% Prescribed displacements [Node, DOF, Value]
SDISPT=[1 1 0;1 2 0;1 3 0;2 2 0;2 3 0;3 3 0;4 1 0;4 3 0];
% 2
% Material properties x1
% MID:0(Linear elastic) PROP=[LAMBDA NU]
3
MID=0;
PROP=[110.747E3 80.1938E3];
%
% Load increments [Start End Increment InitialFactor FinalFactor]
TIMS=[0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0]';
%
% Set program parameters
ITRA=30; ATOL=1.0E5; NTOL=6; TOL=1E-6;
%
% Calling main function
NOUT = fopen('output.txt','w');
NLFEA(ITRA, TOL, ATOL, NTOL, TIMS, NOUT, MID, PROP, EXTFORCE, SDISPT, XYZ, LE);
fclose(NOUT); 101
One Element Output
Command line output
Time Time step Iter Residual
1.00000 1.000e+00 2 5.45697e-12
Contents in output.txt
TIME = 1.000e+00
Nodal Displacements
Node U1 U2 U3
1 0.000e+00 0.000e+00 0.000e+00
2 -5.607e-08 0.000e+00 0.000e+00
3 -5.607e-08 -5.607e-08 0.000e+00
4 0.000e+00 -5.607e-08 0.000e+00
5 -5.494e-23 1.830e-23 1.933e-07
6 -5.607e-08 4.061e-23 1.933e-07
7 -5.607e-08 -5.607e-08 1.933e-07
8 -8.032e-23 -5.607e-08 1.933e-07
Element Stress