A formulation for frictionless contact problems using a weak form introduced by Nitsche

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 407-420

  Wriggers, P ^a   Zavarise, G ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact mechanics; Finite element discretization; Lagrangian multipliers; Nitsche method; Penalty method

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; STIFFNESS;

CONTACT MECHANICS; CONTACT SURFACES; NITSCHE METHOD;

FRICTION;

EID: 36749094499     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-007-0196-4     Document Type: Article

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