A two-level parameterized Model-Order Reduction approach for time-domain elastodynamics

Abstract

We present a two-level parameterized Model Order Reduction (pMOR) technique for the linear hyperbolic Partial Differential Equation (PDE) of time-domain elastodynamics. In order to approximate the frequency-domain PDE, we take advantage of the Port-Reduced Reduced-Basis Component (PR-RBC) method to develop (in the offline stage) reduced bases for subdomains; the latter are then assembled (in the online stage) to form the global domains of interest. The PR-RBC approach reduces the effective dimensionality of the parameter space and also provides flexibility in topology and geometry. In the online stage, for each query, we consider a given parameter value and associated global domain. In the first level of reduction, the PR-RBC reduced bases are used to approximate the frequency-domain solution at selected frequencies. In the second level of reduction, these instantiated PR-RBC approximations are used as surrogate truth solutions in a Strong Greedy approach to identify a reduced basis space; the PDE of time-domain elastodynamics is then projected on this reduced space. We provide a numerical example to demonstrate the computational capability and assess the performance of the proposed two-level approach.