Analysis and Simulation of Contact Problems

Contact mechanics was and is an important branch in mechanics which covers a broad field of theoretical, numerical and experimental investigations. In this carefully edited book the reader will obtain a state-of-the-art overview on formulation, mathematical analysis and numerical solution procedures...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wriggers, Peter (Editor), Nackenhorst, Udo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 3D beam-to-beam contact within coupled electromechanical fields: a finite element model
  • A study of symbolic description, numerical efficiency and accuracy of 2D and 3D contact formulations
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Existence theorems for noncoercive incremental contact problems with Coulomb friction
  • Local uniqueness results for the discrete friction problem
  • Analysis of a class of dynamic unilateral contact problems with friction for viscoelastic bodies
  • Sthenic incompatibilities in rigid bodies motion
  • Study of two quasistatic viscoplastic contact problems with adhesion
  • A uniqueness criterion for the Signorini problem with Coulomb friction
  • Finite element/boundary element coupling for two-body elastoplastic contact problems with friction
  • Contact models, results and applications
  • On the numerical simulation of non-smooth, resonant vibrations of delaminated structures
  • Mesoscopicparticles – a new approach for contact and friction dynamics
  • Micromechanical analysis of deformation and temperature inhomogeneities within rough contact layers
  • Micro-slip of rough surfaces under cyclic tangential loading
  • Stability
  • Stability of discrete systems involving shocks and friction
  • On the stability of quasi-static paths of a linearly elastic system with friction
  • The T.G.V. disk brake squeal
  • Poster session
  • Sliding path curvature dependent friction and wear
  • Composition duality methods in contact mechanics
  • Modeling of behaviour of the flat friction lining under the external
  • The non smooth contact dynamic method: recent LMGC90 software developments and application
  • Frictional contact of elastomer materials on rough rigid surfaces
  • Micromechanics of internal friction stress softening and hysteresis of reinforced rubbers
  • Selected contactproblems in human joints after arthroplasty
  • Optimal impulsive control of dynamical system in an impact phase
  • Numerical methods
  • Mortar-based surface-to-surface contact algorithms in large deformation solid mechanics
  • From inexact active set strategies to nonlinear multigrid methods
  • On a geometrical approach in contact mechanics
  • On the discretization of contact problems in elastodynamics
  • Mortar methods for contact problems
  • Contact mechanics for analysis of fracturing and fragmenting solids in the combined finite-discrete element method
  • Numerical analysis of a dynamic viscoelastic contact problem with damage
  • An energy-conserving algorithm for nonlinear elastodynamic contact problems – Extension to a frictional dissipation phenomenon
  • DDM-based sensitivity analysis and optimization for smooth contact formulations
  • On the modeling of contact/impact problems between rubber materials
  • The quadrilateral parametric contact element based on the moving friction cone formulation
  • On wedged configurations with Coulomb friction
  • A genetic algorithm approach for wedged configurations with Coulomb friction
  • Friction and contact between rough surfaces based on elastic-plastic sphere and rigid flat interaction
  • TEDI (ThermoElasto-Dynamic Instability): a new mechanism for squeal & TEI
  • Contact behaviour of a sliding rubber element
  • Sliding friction and contact mechanics of elastomers on rough surfaces
  • Unsteady rolling contact of rubber wheels
  • A physicist view to tire traction
  • Friction coefficient prognosis for the Grosch-wheel
  • Numerical modelling of reinforced geomaterials by wires using the non smooth contact dynamics
  • A unified interface constitutive law for the study of fracture and contact problems in heterogeneous materials
  • Elasto-plastic contact of fractal surfaces
  • A 3D study of the contact interface behavior using elastic-plastic constitutive equations
  • Tribometric analysis of two tribo-materials with different contact geometries–critical reflection and simulation of the results
  • Solvability and limit analysis of masonry bridges
  • On the treatment of inelastic material behavior in an ALE-description of rolling contact
  • A formulation to define the contact surface in the 2D mortar finite element method