83_A posteriori error analysis and adaptive processes in the finite element method Part II—adaptive mesh refinement英文资料.pdf

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING, VOL. 19, 162 1-1656 A POSTERIORI ERROR ANALYSIS AND ADAPTIVE PROCESSES IN THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD: PART 11-ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT J. P. DE S. R. GAGO, D. W. KELLY AND 0. C. ZIENKIEWICZ Department o f Civil Engineering, University College ofSwansea, U.K. I . BABUSKA Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, U.S.A. SUMMARY This is a paper presented in two parts dealing respectively with error analysis and adaptive processes applied to finite element calculations. Part I contains the basic theory and methods of deriving error estimates for second-order problems. Part I1 of the paper deals with the strategy for adaptive refinement and concentrates again on the p-convergent methods. It is shown that an extremely high rate of convergence is reached in practical problems using such procedures. Applications to realistic stress analysis and potential problems are presented. INTRODUCTION The analysis described in Part I of this paper had as its objective the estimation of the error in a given finite element solution and the identification of the regions for refinement given that the present solution is in some way deficient. For this purpose the concept of error estimators and indicators was developed, the estimators giving a relatively accurate measure of the error in a given mesh and the indicators a measure of the change in energy associated with the introduction of a new variable. In this second part of the paper we shall be concerned with the