A two-level nonlinear beam model using adjoints

Marco Morandini (Politecnico di Milano, 🇮🇹)
Friday session 1 (Zoom) (13:00–14:40 GMT)
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10.6084/m9.figshare.14495592

A two-level nonlinear beam model, with the two levels linked by first- and second-order adjoints, allows to successfully deal with beam problems characterized by complex and multi-material cross-sections. Emphasis is given to the approach used for coupling the two levels within the FEniCS framework, and on how to overcome a few issues encountered during the actual implementation of the coupling procedure.