This book is a tutorial written by researchers and developers behind the FEniCS Project and explores an advanced, expressive approach to the development of mathematical software. The presentation spans mathematical background, software design and the use of FEniCS in applications. Theoretical aspects are complemented with computer code which is available as free/open source software. The book begins with a special introductory tutorial for beginners. Followingare chapters in Part I addressing fundamental aspects of the approach to automating the creation of finite element solvers. Chapters in Part II address the design and implementation of the FEnicS software. Chapters in Part III present the application of FEniCS to a wide range of applications, including fluid flow, solid mechanics, electromagnetics and geophysics.

Automated Solution of Differential Equations by the Finite Element Method: The FEniCS Book

The aim of the present chapter is to provide an in-depth survey of arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) methods, including both conceptual aspects of the mixed kinematical description and numerical implementation details. Applications are discussed in fluid dynamics, nonlinear solid mechanics and coupled problems describing fluid–structure interaction. The need for an adequate mesh-update strategy is underlined, and various automatic mesh-displacement prescription algorithms are reviewed. This includes mesh-regularization methods essentially based on geometrical concepts, as well as mesh-adaptation techniques aimed at optimizing the computational mesh according to some error indicator. Emphasis is then placed on particular issues related to the modeling of compressible and incompressible flow and nonlinear solid mechanics problems. This includes the treatment of convective terms in the conservation equations for mass, momentum, and energy, as well as a discussion of stress-update procedures for materials with history-dependent constitutive behavior.


Keywords:

ALE description;
convective transport;
finite elements;
stabilization techniques;
mesh regularization and adaptation;
fluid dynamics;
nonlinear solid mechanics;
stress-update procedures;
fluid–structure interaction

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Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian Methods

Load and motion transfer algorithms for fluid/structure interaction problems with non-matching discrete interfaces: Momentum and energy conservation, optimal discretization and application to aeroelasticity

A NURBS (non-uniform rational B-splines)-based isogeometric fluid–structure interaction formulation, coupling incompressible fluids with non-linear elastic solids, and allowing for large structural displacements, is developed. This methodology, encompassing a very general class of applications, is applied to problems of arterial blood flow modeling and simulation. In addition, a set of procedures enabling the construction of analysis-suitable NURBS geometries directly from patient-specific imaging data is outlined. The approach is compared with representative benchmark problems, yielding very good results. Computation of a patient-specific abdominal aorta is also performed, giving qualitative agreement with computations by other researchers using similar models.

J. Donea

Papers

An arbitrary lagrangian-eulerian finite element method for transient dynamic fluid-structure interactions

Finite element analysis of steady-state nonlinear heat transfer problems

Prediction of the nonlinear dynamic response of structural components using finite elements

Creep analysis of transversely isotropic bodies subjected to time-dependent loading

Response of fast-reactor core subassemblies to pressure transients