Quadrilateral Finite Elements for Planar Linear Elasticity Problem with Large Lamé Constant

Quadrilateral Finite Elements for Planar Linear Elasticity Problem with Large Lamé Constant

Year:    1998

Author:    Xiaoliang Cheng, Hongci Huang, Jun Zou

Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 16 (1998), Iss. 4 : pp. 357–366

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the quadrilateral finite element approximation to the two-dimensional linear elasticity problem associated with a homogeneous isotropic elastic material. The optimal convergence of the finite element method is proved for both the $L^2$-norm and energy-norm, and in particular, the convergence is uniform with respect to the Lamé constant $\lambda$. Also the performance of the scheme does not deteriorate as the material becomes nearly incompressible. Numerical experiments are given which are consistent with our theory. 

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/1998-JCM-9166

Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 16 (1998), Iss. 4 : pp. 357–366

Published online:    1998-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    10

Keywords:    Planar linear elasticity optimal error estimates large Lamé constant locking phenomenon.

Author Details

Xiaoliang Cheng

Hongci Huang

Jun Zou