The project motivation is to explore the configuration-dependent interpolation as a novel, unorthodox and remarkably promising expansion of the framework within which the non-linear finite-element method has been traditionally contained.
The basic idea underlying the project stems from an apparent disparity between the rather advanced extensions of the traditional linear finite-element principles to non-linear problems and the fact that the key finite-element concept – that of interpolation of the unknown functions – is surprisingly kept mostly constant, i.e. configuration-independent. Enabling the finite-element approximation to become configuration-dependent is motivated by the existing need to improve the current non-linear finite-element procedures, in particular for mechanical problems defined on non-linear manifolds. This principle is presented as the general concept providing viable novel development paradigm with obvious benefits for a wider class of mechanical problems.
Project is financially supported by CSF (Croatian Science Foundation).
Project duration: September 2014. – August 2018.
Research team:
- Gordan Jelenić | Website | Google Scholar
- Dragan Ribarić | Website | Google Scholar
- Edita Papa Dukić | Website | Google Scholar
- Leo Škec | Website | Google Scholar
- Paulo Šćulac | Website | Google Scholar
- Maja Gaćeša | Website | Google Scholar
- Sara Grbčić | Website | Google Scholar
- Nina Čeh | Website | Google Scholar
- Miran Tuhtan | Website
Institutions:
Faculty of Civil Engineering
University of Rijeka