Fourier-based schemes for computing the mechanical response of composites with accurate local fields

François Willot (1)

1 CMM - Centre de Morphologie Mathématique

We modify the Green operator involved in Fourier-based computational schemes in elasticity, in 2D and 3D. The new operator is derived by expressing continuum mechanics in terms of centered differences on a rotated grid. Use of the modified Green operator leads, in all systems investigated, to more accurate strain and stress fields than using the discretizations proposed by Moulinec and Suquet (1994) or Willot and Pellegrini (2008). Moreover, we compared the convergence rates of the "direct" and "accelerated" FFT schemes with the different discretizations. The discretization method proposed in this work allows for much faster FFT schemes with respect to two criteria: stress equilibrium and effective elastic moduli.

Mots clés: Spectral methods; Computational mechanics; Linear elasticity; Homogenization; Heterogeneous media; FFT methods

Domaines: Mécanique des matériaux [physics.class-ph]

François Willot. Fourier-based schemes for computing the mechanical response of composites with accurate local fields. Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences. Série IIb, Mécanique, 2015, 343 (3), pp.232-245. ⟨10.1016/j.crme.2014.12.005⟩. ⟨hal-01096757v2⟩