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Generalization of the multi-scale finite element method to plane elasticity problems

  • Release Time:2025-04-30
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  • Date: 

    2025-04-30
  • Title of Paper: 

    Generalization of the multi-scale finite element method to plane elasticity problems
  • Journal: 

    Applied Mathematical Modelling
  • Summary: 

    In this paper, according to the governing differential equations of problem, the theory to
    construct the shape functions in the multi-scale finite element method is established for
    plane elasticity problems. An approach is then suggested to numerically solve the shape
    functions via the corresponding homogeneous governing equations on an element level.
    The linear, quadratic and cubic shape functions are finally obtained by prescribing the
    appropriate boundary conditions. Typical numerical experiments are conducted, including
    bending of a homogeneous beam, bending of a beam with voids, as well as bending of a
    beam with a random material distribution and with an oscillatory material property. The
    current work shows that the multi-scale finite element method has a prominent advantage
    in solution efficiency even for classic problems, and therefore can be implemented on a
    considerably coarse mesh for problems with complex microstructures, as well as for large
    scale problems to effectively save the solution cost.
  • Co-author: 

    L. X. Li*, Y. L. Chen, Z. C. Lu
  • Volume: 

    39 (2015)
  • Page Number: 

    642–653
  • Translation or Not: 

    No
  • Date of Publication: 

    2015-01-01