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High-order composite finite element exact sequences based on tetrahedral–hexahedral–prismatic–pyramidal partitions
- Source :
- Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 355:952-975
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2019.
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Abstract
- The combination of tetrahedral and hexahedral elements in a single conformal mesh requires pyramids or prisms to make the transition between triangular and quadrilateral faces. This paper presents high order exact sequences of finite element approximations in H 1 ( Ω ) , H ( curl , Ω ) , H ( div , Ω ) , and L 2 ( Ω ) based on such kind of three dimensional mesh configurations. The approach is to consider composite polynomial approximations based on local partitions of the pyramids into two or four tetrahedra. The traces associated with triangular faces of these tetrahedral elements are constrained to match the quadrilateral shape functions on the quadrilateral face of the pyramid, in order to maintain conformity with shared neighboring hexahedron, or prism. Two classes of composite exact sequences are constructed, one using classic Nedelec spaces of first kind, and a second one formed by enriching these spaces with properly chosen higher order functions with vanishing traces. Projection-based interpolants satisfying the commuting diagram property are presented in a general form for each type of element. The interpolants are expressed as the sum of linearly independent contributions associated with vertices, edges, faces, and volume, according to the kind of traces appropriate to the space under consideration. Furthermore, we study applications to the mixed formulation of Darcy’s problems based on compatible pairs of approximations in { H ( div , Ω ) , L 2 ( Ω ) } for such tetrahedral–hexahedral–prismatic–pyramidal meshes. An error analysis is outlined, showing same (optimal) orders of approximation in terms of the mesh size as one would obtain using purely hexahedral or purely tetrahedral partitions. Enhanced accuracy for potential and flux divergence variables is obtained when enriched space configurations are applied. The predicted convergence orders are verified for some test problems.
- Subjects :
- Curl (mathematics)
Quadrilateral
Mechanical Engineering
Mathematical analysis
Computational Mechanics
General Physics and Astronomy
Conformal map
010103 numerical & computational mathematics
01 natural sciences
Finite element method
Computer Science Applications
010101 applied mathematics
Mechanics of Materials
Tetrahedron
Polygon mesh
Hexahedron
Linear independence
0101 mathematics
Mathematics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00457825
- Volume :
- 355
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........fbaa9c105c58f911499ad7f54cb836a2