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Virtual Element Formulation for Contact
Almost all engineering applications include structural parts that act on other elements through an area of contact. In many cases the behaviour at...
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A misaligned formulation for planetary gears with analytical 3D contact characterization
In the study of planetary drivetrains the substantially high transmitted loads lead to significant deflections in the supporting gear structures,...
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Continuous gap contact formulation based on the screened Poisson equation
We introduce a PDE-based node-to-element contact formulation as an alternative to classical, purely geometrical formulations. It is challenging to...
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An isogeometric finite element formulation for frictionless contact of Cosserat rods with unconstrained directors
This paper presents an isogeometric finite element formulation for nonlinear beams with impenetrability constraints, based on the kinematics of...
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Enhanced modelling of planar radial-loaded deep groove ball bearings with smooth-contact formulation
Bearings are mechanical components designed to restrict the relative rotary motion between moving parts and transmit loads with low friction. Their...
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Perspectives on the Master-Master Contact Formulation
This chapter provides an overview and perspectives of the master-master contact formulation, as a strategy to model pointwise contact between bodies....
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Contact Formulation for Second Gradient Materials
A first investigation on higher-order contact boundary conditions is presented. A short summary on second gradient materials is followed by a general...
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Spatial Modelling of Deep Groove Ball Bearings Using Smooth Contact Formulation
This work focuses on the modelling of deep groove bearings under the multibody systems dynamics approach. The components of the bearing (inner and...
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An interface-enriched generalized finite element formulation for locking-free coupling of non-conforming discretizations and contact
We propose an enriched finite element formulation to address the computational modeling of contact problems and the coupling of non-conforming...
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A mortar formulation for frictionless line-to-line beam contact
This paper describes the quasi-static formulation of frictionless line contact between flexible beams by employing the mortar finite element...
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Finite Deformation Contact Mechanics
In this chapter, we show the continuum mechanics finite deformation formulation of multi-body frictional contact problems.
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Nonlinear dynamic formulation for flexible origami-based deployable structures considering self-contact and friction
Compared with the conventional rigid origami, the flexible origami has larger deformation and more complicated mechanical property and nonlinear...
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Spline-based smooth beam-to-beam contact model
The contact between bodies is a complex phenomenon that involves mechanical interaction, frictional sliding and heat transfer, among others. A common...
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Mixed-formulation with non-penetration constraint for planar composite beams in partial interaction
This paper presents a new mixed finite element model for material and geometric non-linear analysis of composite beams in partial interaction taking...
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On a contact problem of stringer–wedge interaction in antiplane deformation mode
Under antiplane deformation, the problem of the contact interaction of a thin infinite stringer of finite width with an elastic 3D wedge-shaped body...
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A bi-potential contact formulation of orthotropic adhesion between soft bodies
An orthotropic adhesion model is proposed based on the bi-potential method to solve adhesive contact problems with orthotropic interface properties...
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An Asynchronous Variational Integrator for Contact Problems Involving Elastoplastic Solids
Simulations of contact problems involving at least one plastic solid may be costly due to their strong nonlinearity and requirements of stability. In...
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The isogeometric collocated contact surface approach
We propose a frictionless contact formulation for isogeometric analysis, which combines a collocated formulation for the contact surfaces with a...
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Node-to-surface contact algorithm for the calculation of the acoustic response
Plates are omnipresent in many industrial machinery and structures, such as tanks and bridges. In industry, the impacted plates represent a...
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A model for contact and friction between beams under large deformation and sheaves
This work focuses on the modeling of contact between sheaves and flexible axially moving beams. A two-dimensional beam finite element is employed,...
