Side Class Reference

To store and treat finite element sides (edges in 2-D or faces in 3-D) More...

#include <Side.h>

Public Types
enum	SideType {   INTERNAL_SIDE = 0 ,   EXTERNAL_BOUNDARY = 1 ,   INTERNAL_BOUNDARY = 2 }

Public Member Functions
	Side ()
	Default Constructor.
	Side (size_t label, const string &shape)
	Constructor initializing side label and shape.
	Side (size_t label, int shape)
	Constructor initializing side label and shape.
	Side (const Side &sd)
	Copy constructor.
	~Side ()
	Destructor.
void	Add (Node *node)
	Insert a node at end of list of nodes of side.
void	Add (Edge *edge)
	Insert an edge at end of list of edges of side.
void	setLabel (size_t i)
	Define label of side.
void	setFirstDOF (size_t n)
	Define First DOF.
void	setNbDOF (size_t nb_dof)
	Set number of degrees of freedom (DOF).
void	DOF (size_t i, size_t dof)
	Define label of DOF.
void	setDOF (size_t &first_dof, size_t nb_dof)
	Define number of DOF.
void	setCode (size_t dof, int code)
	Assign code to a DOF.
void	Replace (size_t label, Node *node)
	Replace a node at a given local label.
void	Add (Element *el)
	Set pointer to neighbor element.
void	set (Element *el, size_t i)
	Set pointer to neighbor element.
void	setNode (size_t i, Node *node)
	Assign a node given by its pointer as the i-th node of side.
void	setOnBoundary ()
	Say that the side is on the boundary.
int	getShape () const
	Return side's shape.
size_t	getLabel () const
	Return label of side.
size_t	n () const
	Return label of side.
size_t	getNbNodes () const
	Return number of side nodes.
size_t	getNbVertices () const
	Return number of side vertices.
size_t	getNbEq () const
	Return number of side equations.
size_t	getNbDOF () const
	Return number of DOF.
int	getCode (size_t dof=1) const
	Return code for a given DOF of node.
size_t	getDOF (size_t i) const
	Return label of i-th dof.
size_t	getFirstDOF () const
	Return label of first dof of node.
Node *	getPtrNode (size_t i) const
	Return pointer to node of local label i.
Node *	operator() (size_t i) const
	Operator ().
size_t	getNodeLabel (size_t i) const
	Return global label of node with given local label.
Element *	getNeighborElement (size_t i) const
	Return pointer to i-th side neighboring element.
Element *	getOtherNeighborElement (Element *el) const
	Return pointer to other neighboring element than given one.
Point< real_t >	getNormal () const
	Return normal vector to side.
Point< real_t >	getUnitNormal () const
	Return unit normal vector to side.
int	isOnBoundary () const
	Boundary side or not.
int	isReferenced ()
	Say if side has a nonzero code or not.
real_t	getMeasure () const
	Return measure of side.
Point< real_t >	getCenter () const
	Return coordinates of center of side.
size_t	Contains (const Node *nd) const
	Say if a given node belongs to current side.
void	setActive (bool opt=true)
	Set side is active (default) or not if argument is false
bool	isActive () const
	Return true or false whether side is active or not.
int	getLevel () const
	Return side level Side level increases when side is refined (starting from 0). If the level is 0, then the element has no father.
void	setChild (Side *sd)
	Assign side as child of current one and assign current side as father.
Side *	getParent () const
	Return pointer to parent side Return null if no parent.
Side *	getChild (size_t i) const
	Return pointer to i-th child side Returns null pointer is no childs.
size_t	getNbChilds () const
	Return number of children of side.

Detailed Description

To store and treat finite element sides (edges in 2-D or faces in 3-D)

Defines a side of a finite element mesh. The sides are given in particular by their shapes and a list of nodes. Each node can be accessed by the member function getPtrNode(). The string defining the element shape must be chosen according to the following list:

Shape Shape name Dimension Min. number of nodes Line line 3 2 Triangle tria 3 3 Quadrilateral quad 3 4

Author

Rachid Touzani

Copyright

GNU Lesser Public License

Member Enumeration Documentation

SideType

enum SideType

To select side type (boundary side or not).

Enumerator
INTERNAL_SIDE	Internal side
EXTERNAL_BOUNDARY	Side on external boundary
INTERNAL_BOUNDARY	Side on internal boundary

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Side() [1/2]

Side	(	size_t	label,
		const string &	shape
	)

Constructor initializing side label and shape.

Parameters

[in]	label	Label to assign to side.
[in]	shape	Shape of side (See class description).

Side() [2/2]

Side	(	size_t	label,
		int	shape
	)

Constructor initializing side label and shape.

Parameters

[in]	label	to assign to side.
[in]	shape	of side (See enum ElementShape in Mesh).

Member Function Documentation

Add()

void Add

(

Element *

el

)

Set pointer to neighbor element.

Parameters

[in]

el

Pointer to element to add as a neigbor element

Remarks

This function adds the pointer el only if this one is not a null pointer

Contains()

size_t Contains

(

const Node *

nd

)

const

Say if a given node belongs to current side.

Parameters

[in]

nd

Pointer to searched node

Returns

index (local label) of node if found, 0 if not

DOF()

void DOF	(	size_t	i,
		size_t	dof
	)

Define label of DOF.

Parameters

[in]	i	DOF index
[in]	dof	Its label

getCode()

int getCode

(

size_t

dof = 1

)

const

Return code for a given DOF of node.

Parameters

[in]

dof

Local label of degree of freedom. [Default: 1]

getMeasure()

real_t getMeasure

(

)

const

Return measure of side.

This member function returns length or area of side. In case of quadrilaterals it returns determinant of Jacobian of mapping between reference and actual side

getNeighborElement()

Element * getNeighborElement

(

size_t

i

)

const

Return pointer to i-th side neighboring element.

Parameters

[in]

i

Local label of neighbor element (must be equal to 1 or 2).

getNormal()

Point< real_t > getNormal

(

)

const

Return normal vector to side.

The normal vector is oriented from the first neighbor element to the second one.

Warning

The norm of this vector is equal to the measure of the side (length of the edge in 2-D and area of the face in 3-D), and To get the unit normal, use rather the member function getUnitNormal.

getOtherNeighborElement()

Element * getOtherNeighborElement

(

Element *

el

)

const

Return pointer to other neighboring element than given one.

Parameters

[in]

el

Pointer to a given neighbor element

Remarks

If the side is on the boundary this function returns null pointer

getUnitNormal()

Point< real_t > getUnitNormal

(

)

const

Return unit normal vector to side.

The unit normal vector is oriented from the first neighbor element to the second one.

Remarks

The norm of this vector is equal to one.

isOnBoundary()

int isOnBoundary

(

)

const

Boundary side or not.

Returns 1 or -1 if side is on boundary Depending on whether the first or the second neighbor element is defined Returns 0 if side is an inner one

Remarks

This member function is valid only if member function Mesh::getAllSides() or Mesh::getBoundarySides() has been called before.

operator()()

Node * operator()

(

size_t

i

)

const

Operator ().

Return pointer to node of local label i.

set()

void set	(	Element *	el,
		size_t	i
	)

Set pointer to neighbor element.

Parameters

[in]	el	Pointer to element to set as a neighbor element
[in]	i	Local number of neighbor element

Remarks

This function differs from the Add by the fact that the local label of neighbor element is given

setChild()

void setChild

(

Side *

sd

)

Assign side as child of current one and assign current side as father.

This function is principally used when refining is invoked (e.g. for mesh adaption)

Parameters

[in]

sd

Pointer to side to assign

setCode()

void setCode	(	size_t	dof,
		int	code
	)

Assign code to a DOF.

Parameters

[in]	dof	DOF to which code is assigned
[in]	code	Code to assign

setDOF()

void setDOF	(	size_t &	first_dof,
		size_t	nb_dof
	)

Define number of DOF.

Parameters

[in,out]	first_dof	Label of the first DOF in input that is actualized
[in]	nb_dof	Number of DOF