Mixed Finite element method for stress gradient elasticity
By: Ting Lin, Shudan Tian
Potential Business Impact:
Makes computer models of materials more accurate.
This paper develops stable finite element pairs for the linear stress gradient elasticity model, overcoming classical elasticity's limitations in capturing size effects. We analyze mesh conditions to establish parameter-robust error estimates for the proposed pairs, achieving unconditional stability for finite elements with higher vertex continuity and conditional stability for Continuous Galerkin-Discontinuous Galerkin (CG-DG) pairs when no interior vertex has edges lying on three or fewer lines. Numerical experiments validate the theoretical results, demonstrating optimal convergence rates.
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