Numerical simulation of some variational inequalities arisen from unilateral contact problems by the finite element methods

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1198-1216

  Belgacem, F Ben ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Unilateral contact problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000713959     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/s0036142998347966     Document Type: Article

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