COMPLAS 2021 is the 16th conference of the COMPLAS Series.
The COMPLAS conferences started in 1987 and since then have become established events in the field of computational plasticity and related topics. The first fifteen conferences in the COMPLAS series were all held in the city of Barcelona (Spain) and were very successful from the scientific, engineering and social points of view. We intend to make the 16th edition of the conferenceanother successful edition of the COMPLAS meetings.
The objectives of COMPLAS 2021 are to address both the theoretical bases for the solution of nonlinear solid mechanics problems, involving plasticity and other material nonlinearities, and the numerical algorithms necessary for efficient and robust computer implementation. COMPLAS 2021 aims to act as a forum for practitioners in the nonlinear structural mechanics field to discuss recent advances and identify future research directions.
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COMPLAS 2021 is the 16th conference of the COMPLAS Series.
Numerical simulations and optimisation methods, such as mesh adaptation, rely on the accurate and inexpensive use of error estimation methods. Adjoint-based error estimation is the most accurate method, and generally the most costly. A strong contributor to this cost is the need to compute a higher resolution adjoint solution, using time dependent information. Here, recontruction methods applied to the primal and adjoint solutions are proposed to alleviate both the storage footprint of the primal problem and the adjoint computational cost. The method is compared to reference error estimators on an unsteady Burgers’ equation using the method of manufactured solutions. Two reconstruction methods, a proper orthogonal decomposition and a static convolutional neural network were used to demonstrate both the computational cost reduction and the potential for the reduction of the storage footprint of the primal problem. When reconstruction methods are applied to the primal problem, one can use both proposed approaches to reduce the footprint of the solution and reconstruct the effectively compressed primal solution to be recalled for the adjoint solution. The second approach consists in solving an adjoint solution from a coarse primal solution and using reconstruction methods to obtain a higher resolution adjoint solution, necessary for output error estimation and mesh adaptation. The obtained results give great confidence in the use of reconstruction methods for the reduction of both computational cost and storage requirements of adjoint-based error estimation, and goal-oriented mesh adaptation.
Abstract Numerical simulations and optimisation methods, such as mesh adaptation, rely on the accurate and inexpensive use of error estimation methods. Adjoint-based error estimation [...]
The Material Point Method (MPM) is widely used for challenging applica tions in engineering, and animation. The complexity of the method makes error estimation challenging. Error analysis of a simple MPM method is undertaken and the global error is shown to be first order in space and time for a widely-used variant of the method. Computational experiments illustrate the estimated accuracy.
Abstract The Material Point Method (MPM) is widely used for challenging applica tions in engineering, and animation. The complexity of the method makes error estimation challenging. [...]
A. Martínez, L. Alvarez-Vázquez, C. Rodríguez, M. Vázquez-Méndez
admos2023.
Abstract
The most used algae cultivation systems are the open-channel raceway ponds for their low maintenance and energy costs. Raceways allow algal cultivation using wastewater, where algae mass can be employed as source for bioenergy production. One of the main external factors influencing algal productivity is the velocity of the liquid inside the pond, that can be easily controlled by the position and/or rotational speed of the turning paddle wheel, and by the height of water. In this work we introduce a novel methodology to automate the optimization of the design of raceway ponds based on techniques of optimal control of partial differential equations. So, we formulate the problem as a control problem where the state system is given by the coupled nonlinear equations for hydrodynamics and algae/nitrogen/phosphorus concentrations, and the objective function to be maximized represents the global concentration of algae at final time. We present here a detailed, rigorous mathematical formulation of the optimal control problem, we propose a numerical algorithm for its resolution, and we show some preliminary computational results related to the numerical modelling of the problem.
Abstract The most used algae cultivation systems are the open-channel raceway ponds for their low maintenance and energy costs. Raceways allow algal cultivation using wastewater, where [...]
L. Alvarez-Vázquez, N. García-Chan, A. Martínez, C. Rodríguez, M. Vázquez-Méndez
admos2023.
Abstract
In this work we present a new strategy, employing optimal control techniques of partial differential equations, to automate the optimization of locations for a given number of exit doors at gathering places, so that the evacuation of crowds takes place in a safer and faster way. Once given a detailed mathematical formulation of the problem, in order to solve the constrained optimal control problem numerically, we propose its full discretization, with a space semi-discretization via the finite element method over a family of triangular meshes of the domain under study, and a time semi-discretization via the Euler algorithm. Finally, for the resulting discretized minimization problem, we try its optimization by means of a derivative-free algorithm. Numerical examples, corresponding to different scenarios for a real-world study case posed on “Plaza de la Liberación” (Guadalajara, Mexico), are presented and discussed to assess the effectiveness of our approach.
Abstract In this work we present a new strategy, employing optimal control techniques of partial differential equations, to automate the optimization of locations for a given number [...]
This document presents the exploitation strategy jointly designed by the consortium as well as individual exploitation intentions of each partner organisation. It includes the actions to be carried out beyond the project lifetime to ensure that prodPhD outcomes are as widely reused as possible, including improvement of the project results, pre-commercialisation action and future exploitation ideas and intentions.
Abstract This document presents the exploitation strategy jointly designed by the consortium as well as individual exploitation intentions of each partner organisation. It includes [...]
This document presents the exploitation strategy jointly designed by the consortium as well as individual exploitation intentions of each partner organisation. It includes the actions to be carried out beyond the project lifetime to ensure that prodPhD outcomes are as widely reused as possible, including improvement of the project results, pre-commercialisation action and future exploitation ideas and intentions.
Abstract This document presents the exploitation strategy jointly designed by the consortium as well as individual exploitation intentions of each partner organisation. It includes [...]