[petsc-users] How to construct DMPlex of cells with different topological dimension?

Wed Nov 3 07:06:51 CDT 2021

Dear Matt,

Thank you for the additional information.
I do agree that I will have to write code to describe the interpolation I need for a multi-model problem.
Let me try to illustrate my point on the simple mesh I have attached to this email. It is done with Gmsh but other generators I use can do the same.
The mesh is composed of :

- a 3D part, volume_3d, where continuum mechanics equations will be assigned (displacement dof)
- a 2D part, neumann_2d, which is a face of volume_3d and that will be used to integrate a Neumann condition assigned to volume_3d (it shares the displacement dof of volume_3d)
- a 2D part, shell_2d, where shell equations will be assigned (displacement+rotation dof)
- a 1D part, beam_1d, where beam equations will be assigned  (displacement+rotation dof)

I can imagine that it is impossible, only from the knowledge of the mesh, to guess the interpolation. But I would be happy to try to write a small DMPlex test to try to describe such a model with a little help from you or another PETSc practitioner.

Regards,
Nicolas
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Objet : Re: [petsc-users] How to construct DMPlex of cells with different topological dimension?

On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 4:20 AM TARDIEU Nicolas via petsc-users <petsc-users at mcs.anl.gov<mailto:petsc-users at mcs.anl.gov>> wrote:
Dear all,

As a practitioner of structural mechanics, I modestly wish to support Yuan's argument. Model mixing, and consequently finite element dimension mixing, is (perhaps unfortunately) an inescapable practice of this engineering field. This has consequences not only on the nature of the meshes we use but also on the quasi-systematic recourse to linear relations (also named multipoints constraints, MPC) between the degrees of freedom of the different models (for example, linking a shell to a 3D part requires to write kinematic connections between displacements and rotations).
DMPlex handling such meshes would be a really great contribution for the structural mechanics community.

Nicolas,

>From my point of view, this is supported, so it would be good to understand what you do not think is supported:

1) Multiple models

     This is supported in the sense that you can use any data layout, and assemble any system you want into it. You can use
     beams along edges and shells on faces if you want. I have examples of different equations in different pieces of the domain.

2) Mesh with pieces hanging off

     This is supported in the sense that you can input such a mesh. You have to describe it completely, but it can be input and iterated over.

3) Mesh Interpolation

     If you only want to input vertices _and_ you want to input different dimensional objects, you will have to write code. There is no way to guess
     what you mean from a collection of vertices. You could

     a) Directly  call GetRawFaces() to do the interpolation per cell before input (seems easier)

     b) Rewrite the interpolation loop to check whether cell types have been set and just call the appropriate interpolation if they have

I guess you are arguing that I should add the code for 3). Most people I have interacted with use a mesh generator to make the meshes, so
I concentrated on importing those formats. Can meshes like these be made with those generators?

  Thanks,

     Matt

Best regards,
Nicolas

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