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An edge-based three-dimensional interface element for simulation of joints, faults and other discontinuities present in several geomechanical applications is proposed. Edge-based data structures are used to improve computational efficiency of Inexact Newton methods for solving finite element nonlinear problems on unstructured meshes. Numerical experiments in the solution of three-dimensional problems in cache based and vector processors have shown that memory and computer time are reduced.
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Sydenstricker, R.M., Martins, M.A.D., Coutinho, A.L.G.A., Alves, J.L.D. (2003). Edge-Based Interface Elements for Solution of Three- Dimensional Geomechanical Problems. In: Palma, J.M.L.M., Sousa, A.A., Dongarra, J., Hernández, V. (eds) High Performance Computing for Computational Science — VECPAR 2002. VECPAR 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2565. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36569-9_4
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