Global existence of a weak solution to unsaturated poroelasticity

DOI10.1051/M2AN/2021063arXiv1909.06679MaRDI QIDQ6325310FDOQ6325310

I. S. Pop, Ivan Yotov, Jakub Wiktor Both

Publication date: 14 September 2019

Abstract: In this paper, we consider unsaturated poroelasticity, i.e., coupled hydro-mechanical processes in unsaturated porous media, modeled by a non-linear extension of Biot's quasi-static consolidation model. The coupled, elliptic-parabolic system of partial differential equations is a simplified version of the general model for multi-phase flow in deformable porous media obtained under similar assumptions as usually considered for Richards' equation. In this work, the existence of a weak solution is established using regularization techniques, the Galerkin method, and compactness arguments. The final result holds under non-degeneracy conditions and natural continuity properties for the non-linearities. The assumptions are demonstrated to be reasonable in view of geotechnical applications.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M20) Smoothness and regularity of solutions to PDEs (35B65) PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics (35Q35) Existence problems for PDEs: global existence, local existence, non-existence (35A01) Weak solutions to PDEs (35D30) Nonlinear initial, boundary and initial-boundary value problems for nonlinear parabolic equations (35K61) PDEs in connection with mechanics of deformable solids (35Q74) Variational inequalities (49J40) Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M12) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M60) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) Fluid-solid interactions (including aero- and hydro-elasticity, porosity, etc.) (74F10) Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M10) Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage (76S05) Finite volume methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N08) Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) Soil and rock mechanics (74L10) Finite volume methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S10) Finite difference methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S20)

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