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Carlos A. Felippa
Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and Center for Aerospace Structures University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, CO 80309-0429, USA
Presentation to FEM Minisymposium USNCCM7, Albuquerque, July 2003
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
UBOTP (UniDirectional Bending-Optimal Trapezoidal Panel) Passes the patch test on any mesh Retains a bounded condition number, even for a triangle!
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Outline
Why drilling freedoms
Element development
Finding the best
Templates
Conclusions
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Presentation Source
Technical details in expository paper:
C. A. Felippa, A study of optimal membrane triangles with drilling freedoms, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engrg., 192, 2125-2168, 2003
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Simple elements that deliver results of engineering accuracy with arbitrary coarse meshes
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Interesting as HPFEM because - Performance improved without adding side DOFs - Rotational DOF free of charge - Simplifies shell modeling: intersections, stiffeners, ..
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Over 95% of elements are 18-DOF triangle shell elements, including stiffeners
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
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University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Mathematica Implementation
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Fortran Version
Freely available: contact author by e-mail ~350000 elements/sec on a 3GHz P4 (DP float) Eventual goal: 1 million elements/sec Membrane takes about 35% of formation time of 18 DOF linear shell element, 25% of corotational shell
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Berkeley Cantilever
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Templates
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Template Genetics
The set of free parameters is the template signature The number of free parameters can be reduced by applying behavioral constraints to produce element families
Specific elements instances are obtained by assigning numerical values to the free parameters of a family Elements with the same signature, possibly derived through different methods, are called clones
University of Colorado - Dept of Aerospace Engrg. Sci. & Center for Aerospace Structures caswww.colorado.edu
Technical Difficulties
Limited theory available
Symbolic manipulations beyond human endurance. Only possible via computer algebra systems. Memory and CPU power limitations have so far restricted template development to
1D: 2-node beams 2D: 3-node triangles (membrane + plate bending combined for shell elements with drilling freedoms)
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Web Resources
If interested in FE templates, see material posted at
http://caswww.colorado.edu/Felippa.d/Home.html -> Papers and Reports
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