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A three‐dimensional contact algorithm for sliding surfaces
Author(s) -
Dawes A. S.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.578
Subject(s) - underpinning , finite element method , algorithm , code (set theory) , lagrangian , computer science , mathematics , engineering , structural engineering , programming language , set (abstract data type) , civil engineering
This paper describes a model for sliding contact between materials. This has been embodied in a contact algorithm which has been incorporated into a three‐dimensional, time‐dependent, staggered mesh, finite element Lagrangian code. We first present an overview of the code and then describe the model underpinning the contact algorithm. The stages of the algorithm are then described and finally, results are presented for a number of different problems. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.