Three-step Predictor-Corrector Finite Element Schemes for Consolidation Equation.

An accurate, stable, and efficient three-step predictor-corrector time integration method is considered, for the first time, to obtain numerical solution for the one-dimensional consolidation equation within a finite and spectral element framework. Theoretical order of accuracy and stability conditions are provided. The three-step predictor-corrector time integration method is third-order accurate and shows a larger stability region than the forward Euler method when applied to the one-dimensional consolidation equation. Furthermore, numerical results are in agreement with analytical solutions previously derived by the authors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]