Uma estratégia de adaptação no tempo baseada na curvatura do histórico de deslocamentos

Abstract

This work introduces a time adaptive strategy that uses a refinement estimator based on the geometric indicator of curvature. The developed methodology is suitable for problems of numerical time integration present, for example, in the study of bodies subjected to dynamical loads. The refinement estimator demands low computational resources, being easily applied to several direct integration methods. Trying to interact these methods, an object oriented library that uses the developed scheme of adaptation is built. The main idea of this tool is to incorporate this scheme, in an easy way, in existing computational codes that employ direct integration methods. Examples of dynamic solid bodies are presented, ilustrating the technique and library usage in existing applications.