Computational contact and impact mechanics : fundamentals of modeling interfacial phenomena in nonlinear finite element analysis

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    • Laursen, Tod A.
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Computational contact and impact mechanics : fundamentals of modeling interfacial phenomena in nonlinear finite element analysis

Tod A. Laursen

(Engineering online library)

Springer, c2002

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-450) and index

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Many physical systems require the description of mechanical interaction across interfaces if they are to be successfully analyzed. Examples in the engineered world range from the design of prosthetics in biomedical engi neering (e. g. , hip replacements); to characterization of the response and durability of head/disk interfaces in computer magnetic storage devices; to development of pneumatic tires with better handling characteristics and increased longevity in automotive engineering; to description of the adhe sion and/or relative slip between concrete and reinforcing steel in structural engineering. Such mechanical interactions, often called contact/impact in teractions, usually necessitate at minimum the determination of areas over which compressive pressures must act to prevent interpenetration of the mechanical entities involved. Depending on the application, frictional be havior, transient interaction of interfaces with their surroundings (e. g. , in termittent stick/slip), thermo-mechanical coupling, interaction with an in tervening lubricant and/or fluid layer, and damage of the interface (i. e. , wear) may also be featured. When taken together (or even separately!), these features have the effect of making the equations of mechanical evolu tion not only highly nonlinear, but highly nonsmooth as well. While many modern engineering simulation packages possess impressive capabilities in the general area of nonlinear mechanics, it can be contended that methodologies typically utilized for contact interactions are relatively immature in comparison to other components of a nonlinear finite element package, such as large deformation kinematics, inelastic material modeling, nonlinear equation solving, or linear solver technology.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Finite Element Formulations in Nonlinear Solid Mechanics.- 3 The Kinematically Linear Contact Problem.- 4 Continuum Mechanics of Large Deformation Contact.- 5 Finite Element Implementation of Contact Interaction.- 6 Tribological Complexity in Interface Constitutive Models.- 7 Energy-Momentum Approaches to Impact Mechanics.- 8 Emerging Paradigms for Contact Surface Discretization.- References.

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  • NCID
    BA56267279
  • ISBN
    • 3540429069
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Berlin ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 454 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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