Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
840934 Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications 2012 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper, we present the Carey nonconforming finite element approximation of the variational inequality resulting from the Signorini problem. Firstly, we show that if the displacement field is of H2H2-regularity, the optimal convergence rate of O(h)O(h) can be obtained with respect to the energy norm. Secondly, if stronger but reasonable H52-regularity is available, the superconvergence rate of O(h32) can be derived through the interpolated postprocessing technique. Finally, numerical experiments are given which are consistent with our theoretical analysis.

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