A finite element method for contact/impact

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-311

  Solberg, Jerome M ^a   Papadopoulos, Panayiotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact impact; Differential algebraic equations; Finite element method; Time integration

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

CONTACT/IMPACT;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0032181536     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(98)00041-9     Document Type: Article

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