Analysis and numerical solution of a frictionless contact problem for electro-elastic-visco-plastic materials

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 37-40 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 3915-3926

  Han, Weimin ^a   Sofonea, M ^b   Kazmi, Kamran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Convergence; Electro elastic visco plastic constitutive law; Error estimation; Finite element method; Frictionless contact; Fully discrete scheme; Numerical simulation; Piezoelectric material; Signorini's condition; Weak solution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIEZOELECTRICITY; VISCOPLASTICITY;

ELECTRIC DISPLACEMENT; FRICTIONLESS CONTACT; GAP FUNCTION; SIGNORINI CONTACT;

PLASTICITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PLASTICITY; VISCOPLASTICITY;

EID: 34447097153     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.10.051     Document Type: Article

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