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Hellinger-Reissner Variational Principle Based Quadrilateral Finite Element
Středulová, Monika ; Eliáš, Jan
The Finite Element Method is without a doubt one of the most prominent tools in solving the equations governing mechanics of solids. It is an approximative method and, as such, its performance largely depends on the definition of the finite element used in a computation. The simplest elements, based on one primary field, tend to suffer from “locking”, that is excessive stiffness when an element is subjected to bending or the material is nearing the limit of incompressibility. One of the alternatives is the use of an element based on multiple primary fields. The present article aims to describe one such element (based on mixed-field Hellinger-Reissner variational principle) and analyze its robustness in comparison to other methods which were used in the past to mitigate locking. The analysis will be done in the framework of linear elastostatics.

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