Buy article PDF
The purchased file will be sent to you
via email after the payment is completed.
US$ 35
|
Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 86, Number 3, May10 2023 , pages 311-324 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2023.86.3.311 |
|
|
 open accessStrain-smoothed polygonal finite elements |
||
Hoontae Jung, Chaemin Lee and Phill-Seung Lee
|
||
| Abstract | ||
| Herein, we present effective polygonal finite elements to which the strain-smoothed element (SSE) method is applied. Recently, the SSE method has been developed for conventional triangular and quadrilateral finite elements; furthermore, it has been shown to improve the performance of finite elements. Polygonal elements enable various applications through flexible mesh handling; however, further development is still required to use them more effectively in engineering practice. In this study, piecewise linear shape functions are adopted, the SSE method is applied through the triangulation of polygonal elements, and a smoothed strain field is constructed within the element. The strain-smoothed polygonal elements pass basic tests and show improved convergence behaviors in various numerical problems. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| finite element analysis; polygonal elements; solid elements; strain-smoothed element method | ||
| Address | ||
| Hoontae Jung, Phill-Seung Lee: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea Chaemin Lee: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea; Department of Safety Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk 28644, Republic of Korea | ||