Finite Element Formulation and Solution of Contact-Impact Problems in Continuum Mechanics

Abstract

This report presents a general theory of contract-impact problems cast in a variational theorem suitable for implementation with the finite element method. The numerical scheme is described as is the structural analysis computer code in which it is contained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA011054

Entities

People

  • Jerome L. Sackman
  • Robert L. Taylor
  • Thomas J. Hughes

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Structural Engineering
  • Three Dimensional

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  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)