Time transient Simulations via Finite Element Network Analysis: Theoretical Formulation and Numerical Validation

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Hauptverfasser: Jokar, Mehdi, Nair, Siddharth, Semperlotti, Fabio
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author Jokar, Mehdi
Nair, Siddharth
Semperlotti, Fabio
author_facet Jokar, Mehdi
Nair, Siddharth
Semperlotti, Fabio
contents This paper extends the finite element network analysis (FENA) to include a dynamic time-transient formulation. FENA was initially formulated in the context of the linear static analysis of 1D and 2D elastic structures. By introducing the concept of super finite network element, this paper provides the necessary foundation to extend FENA to linear time-transient simulations for both homogeneous and inhomogeneous domains. The concept of neural network concatenation, originally formulated to combine networks representative of different structural components in space, is extended to the time domain. Network concatenation in time enables training neural network models based on data available in a limited time frame and then using the trained networks to simulate the system evolution beyond the initial time window characteristic of the training data set. The proposed methodology is validated by applying FENA to the transient simulation of one-dimensional structural elements (such as rods and beams) and by comparing the results with either analytical or finite element solutions. Results confirm that FENA accurately predicts the dynamic response of the physical system and, while introducing an error on the order of 1% (compared to analytical or computational solutions of the governing differential equations), it is capable of delivering extreme computational efficiency.
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spellingShingle Time transient Simulations via Finite Element Network Analysis: Theoretical Formulation and Numerical Validation
Jokar, Mehdi
Nair, Siddharth
Semperlotti, Fabio
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Numerical Analysis
This paper extends the finite element network analysis (FENA) to include a dynamic time-transient formulation. FENA was initially formulated in the context of the linear static analysis of 1D and 2D elastic structures. By introducing the concept of super finite network element, this paper provides the necessary foundation to extend FENA to linear time-transient simulations for both homogeneous and inhomogeneous domains. The concept of neural network concatenation, originally formulated to combine networks representative of different structural components in space, is extended to the time domain. Network concatenation in time enables training neural network models based on data available in a limited time frame and then using the trained networks to simulate the system evolution beyond the initial time window characteristic of the training data set. The proposed methodology is validated by applying FENA to the transient simulation of one-dimensional structural elements (such as rods and beams) and by comparing the results with either analytical or finite element solutions. Results confirm that FENA accurately predicts the dynamic response of the physical system and, while introducing an error on the order of 1% (compared to analytical or computational solutions of the governing differential equations), it is capable of delivering extreme computational efficiency.
title Time transient Simulations via Finite Element Network Analysis: Theoretical Formulation and Numerical Validation
topic Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.02494