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1. Penalty-Based Solution for the Interval Finite Element Methods Rafi L. MuhannaGeorgia Institute of Technology
 
2. Outline Interval Finite Elements
Element-By-Element
Penalty Approach
Examples
Conclusions 
3. Center for Reliable Engineering Computing (REC) 
4. Interval Calculator 
5. Outline Interval Finite Elements
Element-by-Element
Penalty Approach
Examples
Conclusions 
6. Follows conventional FEM
Loads, nodal geometry and element materials are expressed as interval quantities
Element-by-element method to avoid element stiffness coupling
Lagrange Multiplier and Penalty function to impose compatibility
Iterative approach to get enclosure
Non-iterative approach to get exact hull for statically determinate structure Interval Finite Elements 
7. Interval Finite Elements 
8. 
		= Interval element stiffness matrix
B  = Interval strain-displacement matrix
C  = Interval elasticity matrix
F  = [F1, ... Fi, ... Fn] = Interval element load vector (traction) 
                   
 Interval Finite Elements 
9. Finite Element  Load Dependency
Stiffness Dependency
 
10. Load Dependency
	The  global load vector Pb can be written as
Pb = M q
	where  q  is the vector of interval coefficients of the load approximating polynomial
 Finite Element  Load Dependency 
11. Sharp solution for the interval displacement can be written as:
U = (K -1  M) q
        Finite Element  Load Dependency 
12. Outline Interval Finite Elements
Element-by-Element
Penalty Approach
Examples
Conclusions 
13. Stiffness Dependency
 Finite Element  Element-by-Element Approach 
14. Finite Element  Element-by-Element Approach 
 
15. Finite Element  Element-by-Element  Approach Element by Element to construct global stiffness
 
 
16.   K: block-diagonal matrix 
 Finite Element  Element-by-Element  Approach 
17.   Element-by-Element 
 Finite Element  Element-by-Element  Approach 
18. Outline Interval Finite Elements
Element-by-Element
Penalty Approach
Examples
Conclusions 
19. Finite Element  Present Formulation In steady-state analysis-variational formulation 
With the constraints
 
 
20. Finite Element  Present Formulation Invoking the stationarity of  ?*, that is  ??* = 0
 
 
21. The physical meaning of Q is an addition of a large spring stiffness
      
 Finite Element  Penalty Approach 
22. Interval system of equations 
where
and 
 
                   		 Finite Element  Penalty Approach 
23.  Finite Element  Penalty Approach 
24. Finite Element  Penalty Approach 
25. Finite Element  Penalty Approach 
26. Outline Interval Finite Elements
Element-by-Element
Penalty Approach
Examples
Conclusions 
27. Statically indeterminate (general case)
Two-bay truss
Three-bay truss
Four-bay truss
Statically indeterminate beam
Statically determinate
Three-step bar
 Examples 
28. Two-bay truss
Three-bay truss
	A = 0.01 m2 
	E (nominal) = 200 GPa
 Examples  Stiffness Uncertainty 
29. Four-bay truss
 Examples  Stiffness Uncertainty 
30. Examples  Stiffness Uncertainty 1% Two-bay truss 
31. Examples  Stiffness Uncertainty 1% Three-bay truss 
32. Examples  Stiffness Uncertainty 1% Four-bay truss
 
33. Examples  Stiffness Uncertainty 5% Two-bay truss 
34. Examples  Stiffness Uncertainty 5% Three-bay truss 
35. Examples  Stiffness Uncertainty 10% Two-bay truss 
36. Examples  Stiffness Uncertainty 10% Three-bay truss 
37. Examples  Stiffness and Load Uncertainty Statically indeterminate beam
 
38. Examples  Stiffness and Load Uncertainty Statically indeterminate beam
 
39. Examples  Stiffness and Load Uncertainty Statically indeterminate beam
 
40. Examples  Stiffness and Load Uncertainty Statically indeterminate beam
 
41. Examples  Stiffness and Load Uncertainty Three-bay truss 
42. Examples  Stiffness and Load Uncertainty Three-bay truss 
43. Examples  Stiffness and Load Uncertainty Three-bay truss 
44. Three-step bar
	E1 = [18.5, 21.5]MPa  (15% uncertainty)
	E2 = [21.875,28.125]MPa  (25% uncertainty)
	E3 = [24, 36]MPa  (40% uncertainty)
	P1 = [? 9, 9]kN P2 = [? 15,15]kN  P3 = [2, 18]kN Examples  Statically determinate 
45. Examples  Statically determinate Statically determinate 3-step bar
 
46. Conclusions Formulation of interval finite element methods (IFEM) is introduced
EBE approach was used to avoid overestimation
Penalty approach for IFEM
Enclosure was obtained with few iterations
Problem size does not affect results accuracy
For small stiffness uncertainty, the accuracy does not deteriorate with the increase of load uncertainty
In statically determinate case, exact hull was obtained by non-iterative approach