Computational Methods for Nonlinear Dynamics Problems in Solid and Structural Mechanics: Models of Dynamic Frictional Phenomena in Metallic Structures.

Abstract

In this report the dynamic behavior of metallic bodies subjected to dry frictional contacts is studied. A simple model of interface response which incorporates a constitutive equation for the normal deformability of the interface and the Coulomb law of friction is developed. This interface model is incorporated in the formulation of problems in continuum mechanics that invlove the contact of linearly elastic or viscoelastic bodies. Variational formulations for these problems are established and existence and uniqueness results are proved for steady-sliding and dynamic frictionless or frictional contact problems. The same interface model is also incorporated in finite dimensional models for contact problems: a simple rigid body model and finite element space discretizations of the continuum models. Numerical studies steady sliding and its dynamic stability are presented, as well as numerical studies of friction-induced oscillations. In the latter case, the Newmark method and the central-difference technique are used to integrate numerically the equations of motion. In the numerical studies particular emphasis is given to the role played by normal degree-of-freedom in frictional sliding.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174585

Entities

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  • J. T. Oden

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Differential Equations
  • Elastic Properties
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Lines (Geometry)
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Theorems
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.

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  • Space