Computing pointwise contact between bodies

a class of formulations based on master–master approach

verfasst von
Alfredo Gay Neto, Peter Wriggers
Abstract

In the context of pointwise contact interaction between bodies, a formulation based on surface-to-surface description (master–master) is employed. This leads to a four-variable local contact problem, which solution is associated with general material points on contact surfaces, where contact mechanical action-reaction are represented. We propose here a methodology that permits, according to necessity, a selective dimension reduction of this local contact problem. Thus, the formulation includes curve-to-curve, point-to-surface, curve-to-surface or other contact descriptions as particular degenerations of the surface-to-surface approach. This is done by assuming convective coordinates in the original local contact problem. An operator for performing the so-called “local contact problem degeneration” is presented. It modifies automatically the dimension of the local contact problem and related requirements for its solution. The proposed method is particularly useful for handling singularity scenarios. It also creates a possibility for representing conformal contact by pointwise actions on a non-uniqueness scenario. We present applications and examples that demonstrate benefits for beam-to-beam contact. Ideas and developments, however, are general and may be applied to other geometries of contacting bodies.

Organisationseinheit(en)
Institut für Kontinuumsmechanik
Externe Organisation(en)
Universidade de Sao Paulo
Typ
Artikel
Journal
Computational mechanics
Band
64
Seiten
585-609
Anzahl der Seiten
25
ISSN
0178-7675
Publikationsdatum
15.09.2019
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Numerische Mechanik, Meerestechnik, Maschinenbau, Theoretische Informatik und Mathematik, Computational Mathematics, Angewandte Mathematik
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-019-01680-9 (Zugang: Geschlossen)
 

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