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Formulation analysis and computation of an optimization-based local-to-nonlocal coupling method

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1572228· OSTI ID:1572228
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
We present an optimization-based coupling method for local and nonlocal continuum models. Our approach couches the coupling of the models into a control problem where the states are the solutions of the nonlocal and local equations, the objective is to minimize their mismatch on the overlap of the local and nonlocal problem domains, and the virtual controls are the nonlocal volume constraint and the local boundary condition. We present the method in the context of Local-to-Nonlocal diffusion coupling. Numerical examples illustrate the theoretical properties of the approach.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1572228
Report Number(s):
SAND--2019-12937R; 680744
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English