Hybridized Discontinuous Galerkin/Hybrid Mixed Methods for a Multiple Network Poroelasticity Model with Application in Biomechanics

Johannes Kraus*, Philip L. Lederer, Maria Lymbery, Kevin Osthues, Joachim Schoberl

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Abstract

The quasi-static multiple-network poroelastic theory (MPET) model, first introduced in the context of geomechanics [G. Barenblatt, G. Zheltov, and I. Kochina, J. Appl. Math. Mech., 24 (1960), pp. 1286-1303], has recently found new applications in biomechanics. In practice, the parameters in the MPET equations can vary over several orders of magnitude which makes their stable discretization and fast solution a challenging task. Here, a new efficient parameter-robust hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method, which also features fluid mass conservation, is proposed for the MPET model. Its stability analysis, crucial for the well-posedness of the discrete problem, is performed, and cost-efficient parameter-robust preconditioners are derived. We present a series of numerical computations for a four-network MPET model of a human brain which demonstrate the performance of the new algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)B802-B827
Number of pages26
JournalSIAM journal on scientific computing
Volume45
Issue number6
Early online date17 Nov 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2023

Keywords

  • 2024 OA procedure
  • hybrid mixed methods
  • MPET model
  • norm-equivalent preconditioners
  • parameter-
  • robust LBB stability
  • strongly mass-conserving high-order discretizations
  • hybrid discontinuous Galerkin methods

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