A new arc-length control method based on the rates of the internal and the dissipated energy
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new arc-length control method for physically non-linear problems based on the rates of the internal and the dissipated energy.
Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, the authors derive from the second law of thermodynamics the arc-length method based on the rate of the dissipated energy and from the time derivative of the energy density the arc-length method based on the rate of the internal energy.
Findings
The method requires only two parameters and can automatically trace equilibrium paths which display multiple snap-through and/or snap-back phenomena.
Originality/value
A fully energy-based control procedure is developed, which facilitates switching between dissipative and non-dissipative arc-length control equations in a natural way. The method is applied to a plate with an eccentric hole using the phase field model for brittle fracture and to a perforated beam using interface elements with decohesion.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their gratitude towards Erik Jan Lingen at the Dynaflow Research Group for his support regarding the numerical toolkit jem/jive.
Citation
May, S., Vignollet, J. and de Borst, R. (2016), "A new arc-length control method based on the rates of the internal and the dissipated energy", Engineering Computations, Vol. 33 No. 1, pp. 100-115. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-02-2015-0044
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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