Comparison between iterative solution of symmetric and non-symmetric forms of Biot's FEM equations using the generalized Jacobi preconditioner

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1131-1146

  Toh, Kim Chuan ^a   Phoon, Kok Kwang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biot's consolidation equations; Generalized Jacobi preconditioner; Non symmetric linear systems

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FISH; MATERIALS SCIENCE; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

(R ,S)-CONJUGATE; (R ,S)-SYMMETRIC; BIOT'S CONSOLIDATION EQUATIONS; CONVERGENCE (MATHEMATICS); FINITE ELEMENT (FE); FINITE-ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; GEOMECHANICS; ILL-CONDITIONING; ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS; JACOBI PRECONDITIONER; KRYLOV SUBSPACE SOLVERS; NON-SYMMETRIC SYSTEM; PRECONDITIONED SYSTEMS; PRECONDITIONER; SPATIAL DOMAINS; SPECTRAL CONDITION NUMBER; TIME STEPPING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BIOT THEORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSOLIDATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 46249122840     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.662     Document Type: Article

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