Authors: JS Hansen ZS Liu N Olhoff
Publish Date: 2014/02/03
Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 177-195
Abstract
An approach is presented for the determination of solution sensitivity to changes in problem domain or shape A finite element displacement formulation is adopted and the point of view is taken that the finite element basis functions and grid are fixed during the sensitivity analysis therefore the method is referred to as a “fixed basis function” finite element shape sensitivity analysis This approach avoids the requirement of explicit or approximate differentiation of finite element matrices and vectors and the difficulty or errors resulting from such calculations Effectively the sensitivity to boundary shape change is determined exactly thus the accuracy of the solution sensitivity is dictated only by the finite element mesh used The evaluation of sensitivity matrices and force vectors requires only modest calculations beyond those of the reference problem finite element analysis that is certain boundary integrals and reaction forces on the reference location of the moving boundary are required In addition the formulation provides the unique family of element domain changes which completely eliminates the inclusion of grid sensitivity from the shape sensitivity calculation The work is illustrated for some onedimensional beam problems and is outlined for a twodimensional C0 problem the extension to threedimensional problems is straightforward
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