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This analysis aims to evaluate and compare the performance of two smoothed finite element methods in large deformation analyses.

March 26, 2026Open Access

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Performance comparison of two next-gen tetrahedral smoothed finite element methods

YOYuki OnishiNational Institute of Informatics

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This analysis aims to evaluate and compare the performance of two smoothed finite element methods in large deformation analyses.
Evaluated two methods: EC-SSE-SRI-T4 and FC-SSE-SRI-T4.
Conducted analyses with a focus on nearly incompressible materials.
Varied initial Poisson’s ratio set at 0.49 to assess performance.
FC-SSE-SRI-T4 shown to reduce computational cost compared to EC-SSE-SRI-T4.
EC-SSE-SRI-T4 maintained higher accuracy in deviatoric strain and stress calculations.
A clear trade-off between computational cost and accuracy identified.

Abstract

The performance of the two next-gen tetrahedral smoothed finite element methods (EC-SSE-SRI-T4 and FC-SSE-SRI-T4) is evaluated in nearly incompressible large deformation analyses. There is a trade-off between computational cost and accuracy; thus, using FC-SSE-SRI-T4 instead of EC-SSE-SRI-T4 is expected to reduce computational cost at the loss of certain accuracy in deviatoric strain/stress. By comparing the analysis results with an initial Poisson’s ratio of 0.49, the pros and cons of the two formulations are clarified.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69c4cd8dfdc3bde44891a118 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1299/jsmecmd.2025.38.os3-5

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