Interfacing finite element and boundary element discretizations

On material forces and finite element discretizations

The idea of using material forces also termed configurational forces in a computational setting is presented. The theory of material forces is briefly recast in the terms of a non-linear elastic solid. It is shown, how in a computational setting with finite elements (FE) the discrete configurational forces are calculated once the classical field equations are solved. This post-process calculati...

Evaluation of Fracture Parameters by Coupling the Edge-Based Smoothed Finite Element Method and the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method

This paper presents a technique to evaluate the fracture parameters by combining the edge based smoothed finite element method (ESFEM) and the scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM). A semi-analytical solution is sought in the region close to the vicinity of the crack tip using the SBFEM, whilst, the ESFEM is used for the rest of the domain. As both methods satisfy the partition of unity...

Boundary Concentrated Finite Element Methods

Finite Element and Boundary Element Methods for Transient Acoustic Problems

The paper focuses on the numerical treatment of transient acoustic problems using finite element (FE) and boundary element (BE) methods. The FE method relies on a pressure formulation and the use of an implicit integration schemes for solving the related second-order differential system. The procedure is shown on cavity (interior) problems but can be extended to exterior problems using the DtN ...

Boundary element and finite element coupling for aeroacoustics simulations

We consider the scattering of acoustic perturbations in a presence of a flow. We suppose that the space can be split into a zone where the flow is uniform and a zone where the flow is potential. In the first zone, we apply a Prandtl–Glauert transformation to recover the Helmholtz equation. The well-known setting of boundary element method for the Helmholtz equation is available. In the second z...