Fast Stiffness Matrix Calculation for Nonlinear Finite Element Method

We propose a fast stiffness matrix calculation technique for nonlinear finite element method (FEM). Nonlinear stiffness matrices are constructed using Green-Lagrange strains, which are derived from infinitesimal strains by adding the nonlinear terms discarded from small deformations. We implemented...

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Main Authors: Emir Gülümser, Uğur Güdükbay, Sinan Filiz
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/932314
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author Emir Gülümser
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description We propose a fast stiffness matrix calculation technique for nonlinear finite element method (FEM). Nonlinear stiffness matrices are constructed using Green-Lagrange strains, which are derived from infinitesimal strains by adding the nonlinear terms discarded from small deformations. We implemented a linear and a nonlinear finite element method with the same material properties to examine the differences between them. We verified our nonlinear formulation with different applications and achieved considerable speedups in solving the system of equations using our nonlinear FEM compared to a state-of-the-art nonlinear FEM.
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spelling doaj-art-04a1328dce5b45d28c828b52cd83a0b92025-02-03T01:02:50ZengWileyJournal of Applied Mathematics1110-757X1687-00422014-01-01201410.1155/2014/932314932314Fast Stiffness Matrix Calculation for Nonlinear Finite Element MethodEmir Gülümser0Uğur Güdükbay1Sinan Filiz2Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, TurkeyWe propose a fast stiffness matrix calculation technique for nonlinear finite element method (FEM). Nonlinear stiffness matrices are constructed using Green-Lagrange strains, which are derived from infinitesimal strains by adding the nonlinear terms discarded from small deformations. We implemented a linear and a nonlinear finite element method with the same material properties to examine the differences between them. We verified our nonlinear formulation with different applications and achieved considerable speedups in solving the system of equations using our nonlinear FEM compared to a state-of-the-art nonlinear FEM.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/932314
spellingShingle Emir Gülümser
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Journal of Applied Mathematics
title Fast Stiffness Matrix Calculation for Nonlinear Finite Element Method
title_full Fast Stiffness Matrix Calculation for Nonlinear Finite Element Method
title_fullStr Fast Stiffness Matrix Calculation for Nonlinear Finite Element Method
title_full_unstemmed Fast Stiffness Matrix Calculation for Nonlinear Finite Element Method
title_short Fast Stiffness Matrix Calculation for Nonlinear Finite Element Method
title_sort fast stiffness matrix calculation for nonlinear finite element method
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/932314
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