A total Lagrangian Galerkin free element method for finite deformation in hyperelastic materials

verfasst von
Wei Long Fan, Xiao Wei Gao, Fan Peng, Bing Bing Xu
Abstract

In this research, a total Lagrangian Galerkin free element method (GFrEM) is proposed for the analysis of finite deformation in hyperelastic materials. This method derives the total Lagrangian formulation using the initial configuration as the reference. The mechanical behavior of hyperelastic materials is modeled by the non-Hookean strain energy function. Since Lagrangian isoparametric elements are freely formed in GFrEM by collocation nodes with their surrounding nodes, intrinsic boundary conditions can be imposed simply as in the finite elements method. In addition, the Galerkin method was used to ensure the stability of the results when constructing the equations for each collocation node. The validity and convergence of the proposed method are verified by several two- and three-dimensional numerical examples that include bending, compression, and torsion of hyperelastic materials. The example of nearly incompressible material shows that GFrEM remains highly accurate even with large deformations where the FEM cannot converge.

Organisationseinheit(en)
Institut für Kontinuumsmechanik
Externe Organisation(en)
Dalian University of Technology
Chang'an University
Typ
Artikel
Journal
Applied mathematical modelling
Band
137
Anzahl der Seiten
25
ISSN
0307-904X
Publikationsdatum
01.2025
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Modellierung und Simulation, Angewandte Mathematik
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2024.115740 (Zugang: Offen)