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BULLETIN OF THE POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES-TECHNICAL SCIENCES
Volume 61, Issue 1, Pages 123-128Publisher
POLISH ACAD SCIENCES DIV IV
DOI: 10.2478/bpasts-2013-0010
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discretization error; grid convergence index; finite element; mesh refinement; verification
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This paper presents an application of the grid convergence index (GCI) concept based on the Richardson extrapolation to a selected simple problem of a cantilever beam loaded with vertical forces at the tip end. The GCI method, popular in computational fluid dynamics, has been recently recommended for finite element (FE) applications in solid and structural mechanics. Based on the results obtained usually for three meshes, the GCI method enables one to determine, in an objective manner, the order of convergence to estimate the asymptotic solution and the bounds for discretization error. The example shows that the characteristics of the convergence depend on the selection of the quantity of interest, which can be local or a global functional such as the deflection considered here. The results differ for different FE formulations, and the difference is bigger when the nonlinearities (e.g., due to plastic response) are taken into account.
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