Introduction to FEM

Shape Function Magic

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'Magic' Means Direct

("by inspection") Do in 15 minutes what took smart people several months (and less gifted, several years) But ... it looks like magic to the uninitiated

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Shape Function Requirements

(A) Interpolation (B) Local Support (C) Continuity (Intra- & Inter-Element) (D) Completeness

See Sec 18.1 for more detailed statement of (A) through (D). Implications of the last two requirements as regards convergence are discussed in Chapter 19.

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Direct Construction of Shape Functions: Are Conditions Automatically Satisfied?

(A) Interpolation (B) Local Support (C) Continuity (D) Completeness Yes: by construction except scale factor Often yes, but not always possible No: a posteriori check necessary Satisfied if (B,C) are met and the sum of shape functions is identically one. Section 16.6 of Notes (advanced material) provides details

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Direct Construction of Shape Functions as "Line Products"

Nie

guess

= ci L1 L2 . . . Lm

where L k = 0 are equations of "lines" expressed in natural coordinates, that cross all nodes except i

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The Three Node Linear Triangle

3 3

1 = 0
2

2 1 1

e guess

cL = cL2-3

At node 1, N 1e = 1 whence c1 = 1 e e and N1 = 1 Likewise for N 2e and N 3

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Three Node Triangle Shape Function Plot

N1 = 1
3 1

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The Six Node Triangle - Corner Node

3 3

1 = 0
5 2

6 4 1

5 2

1 = 1/2
1

N1

guess

c1 L2-3 L4-6

For rest of derivation, see Notes

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The Six Node Triangle - Midside Node

3 3

1 = 0
5 2

6 4 1

5 2

6 4 1

2 = 0

e N1

guess

c1 L2-3 L4-6

For rest of derivation, see Notes

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The Six Node Triangle: Shape Function Plots

3 6 1 5 4 2 2 4 3 1 6 5

N1 = 1 (21 1)

N4e = 41 2

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The Four Node Bilinear Quad

4 3 1 2 1 2 =1 4 3 =1

e N1

guess

c1 L2-3 L3-4

For rest of derivation, see Notes

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The Four Node Bilinear Quad: Shape Function Plot

4

N1

= 1 (1 )(1 ) 4

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The Nine Node Biquadratic Quad Corner Node Shape Function

3 4 8 1 7 9 6 1 =0 4 8 =1 7 9 5 2 3 6 =0 =1

5 2

e N1

guess

= c1 L2-3 L3-4 L5-7 L6-8 = c1 ( 1)( 1)

For rest of derivation, see Notes

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The Nine Node Biquadratic Quad Internal Node Shape Function

3 4 8 1 7 9 6 = 1 1 2 = 1 4 8 7 9 5 2 =1 3 6 =1

N9

= c9 L1-2 L2-3 L3-4 L4-1 = c9 ( 1)( 1)( + 1)( + 1)

For rest of derivation, see Notes

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The Nine-Node Biquadratic Quad: Shape Function Plots

(a) 8 9 1 5 2 6 1 5 2 4 7 3 (b) 8 9 4 7

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3 6

N1 = 1 ( 1)( 1) 4
(c) 5 1 8 2 6 3 9 7 4 1

N5e
(d) 8

1 (1 2

)( 1)
2

4 7 9 3

6 5 2

N5 = 1 (1 2 )( 1) 2

(back view)

N9 = (1 2 )(1 2 )

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The Eight-Node "Serendipity" Quad Corner Node Shape Function

3 4 8 1 5 2 7 4 6 1 8 5 2 =1 7 3 + = 1 6 =1 = 1

N1

= c1 L2-3 L3-4 L5-8 = c1 ( 1)( 1)(1 + + )

For rest of derivation, see Notes

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Can the Magic Wand Fail? Yes

4 5 1 2
e

(Exercise 18.6)

N1

N5e

Method also needs modifications in transition elements. One example is covered in the next two slides.

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Transition Element Example

3

1 4
e

For N1 try the magic wand: product of side 2-3 ( 1 = 0) and median 3-4 ( 1 = 2 ):

N1

guess

c1 1 (1 2 )

N1 (1, 0, 0) = 1 = c1
No good: fails compatibility over side 1-2

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Transition Element Example (cont'd)

3

1 2 4 Next, try the shape function of the linear 3-node triangle plus a correction:

N1

guess

1 + c1 1 2

Coefficient c 1 is determined by requiring this shape function e vanish at midside node 4: N1 ( 1 , 1 , 0) = 1 + c1 1 = 0, 4 2 2 2 whence c 1 = 2 and

N1 = 1 21 2

works

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