Computational Methods for Nonlinear Dynamics Problems in Solid and Structural Mechanics.
Abstract
Nonclassical Friction Laws: In order to overcome mathematical and numerical difficulties inherent in classical friction laws when applied to contact problems in continuum mechanics and to apply more physically reasonable simulations of dry static contact on metallic surfaces, new nonclassical friction laws were derived and implemented in an analysis of a wide class of contact problems in elastostatics. A complete theory was developed including existence theorems, approximation theorems, error estimates, algorithms, and finite element computer codes. Quasi-Static Friction Problems: New variational principles were derived for numerical simulation cyclic loading of metallic bodies in contact on surfaces on which nonclassical friction laws were assumed to hold. Finite element methods were developed using these formulations and several numerical examples were studied. Plasticity Models of Friction: Two friction models of friction effects on metallic surfaces subjected to quasi-static load reversals were developed and implemented in finite element analyses. Thorough theoretical analysis of one of these was completed, and one formulation was sufficiently general to take into account large elastoplastic deformations. Dynamic Friction: A general variational principle for elastodynamic contact problems with friction was derived and used to develop new finite element methods for such problems. Error estimates and dynamic stability criteria were investigated. Extensions to problems with velocity-dependent friction coefficients were studied numerically.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA148352
Entities
People
- J. T. Oden