Locking-free hybrid high-order method for linear elasticity (Q6994548)

The paper deals with the numerical solution if linear elasticity problem with mixed boundary conditions using hybrid high-order (HHO) finite element method. This paper utilizes just one reconstruction operator for the linear Green strain and therefore does not rely on a split in deviatoric and spherical behavior as in the classical HHO discretization. The a priori error analysis provides quasi-best approximation with \(\lambda\)-independent equivalence constants. The reliable and efficient a posteriori error estimates are stabilization-free and \(\lambda\)-robust. The error analysis is carried out on simplicial meshes to allow conforming piecewise polynomial finite elements in the kernel of the stabilization terms. Numerical benchmarks (Cook's membrane and L-shape domain) provide empirical evidence for optimal convergence rates of the a posteriori error estimator in an associated adaptive mesh-refining algorithm.