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We formulate and analyze a Nitsche-type algorithm for frictional contact problems. The method is derived from, and analyzed as, a stabilized finite element method and shown to be quasi-optimal, as well as suitable as an adaptive scheme…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-24 Tom Gustafsson , Juha Videman

Optimal a priori and a posteriori error estimates are derived for Nitsche's mortar finite elements. The analysis is based on the equivalence of the Nitsche's method and the stabilised mixed method. The Nitsche's method is defined so that it…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-02-09 Tom Gustafsson , Rolf Stenberg , Juha Videman

We derive optimal a priori and a posteriori error estimates for Nitsche's method applied to unilateral contact problems. Our analysis is based on the interpretation of Nitsche's method as a stabilised finite element method for the mixed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-14 Tom Gustafsson , Rolf Stenberg , Juha Videman

We present an a posteriori error estimate based on equilibrated stress reconstructions for the finite element approximation of a unilateral contact problem with weak enforcement of the contact conditions. We start by proving a guaranteed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-27 Daniele Antonio Di Pietro , Ilaria Fontana , Kyrylo Kazymyrenko

We survey the Nitsche's master-slave finite element method for elastic contact problems analysed in [2]. The main steps of the error analysis are recalled and numerical benchmark computations are presented.

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-12-19 Tom Gustafsson , Rolf Stenberg , Juha Videman

We design and analyse a Nitsche method for contact problems. Compared to the seminal work of Chouly and Hild (A Nitsche-based method for unilateral contact problems: numerical analysis. SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 51 (2013), no. 2) our method is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-09-14 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson

We develop an efficient reduced basis method for the frictional contact problem formulated using Nitsche's method. We focus on the regime of small deformations and on Tresca friction. The key idea ensuring the computational efficiency of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-24 Idrissa Niakh , Guillaume Drouet , Virginie Ehrlacher , Alexandre Ern

We consider two methods for treating elastic contact problems with the finite element method; the penalty method and Nitsche's method. For the penalty method we discuss how the penalty parameter should be chosen. Both the theoretical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-29 Tom Gustafsson , Rolf Stenberg

We present and analyze an a posteriori error estimator based on mesh refinement for the solution of the hypersingular boundary integral equation governing the Laplacian in three dimensions. The discretization under consideration is a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-07-30 Catalina Domínguez , Norbert Heuer

We consider the unilateral contact problem between an elastic body and a rigid foundation in a description that includes both Tresca and Coulomb friction conditions. For this problem, we present an a posteriori error analysis based on an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-08 Ilaria Fontana , Daniele A. Di Pietro

We present a new composite mesh finite element method for fluid--structure interaction problems. The method is based on surrounding the structure by a boundary-fitted fluid mesh which is embedded into a fixed background fluid mesh. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-01-20 Andre Massing , Mats G. Larson , Anders Logg , Marie E. Rognes

We develop a Nitsche-based formulation for a general class of stabilized finite element methods for the Stokes problem posed on a pair of overlapping, non-matching meshes. By ex- tending the least-squares stabilization to the overlap…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-05-30 André Massing , Mats G. Larson , Anders Logg , Marie E. Rognes

This paper addresses the problem of friction-free contact between two elastic bodies. We develop an augmented Lagrangian method that provides computational convenience by reformulating the contact problem as a nonlinear variational…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-29 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson

In this article, a reliable and efficient a posteriori error estimator of residual type is derived for a class of discontinuous Galerkin methods for the frictional contact problem with reduced normal compliance which is modeled as a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-19 Kamana Porwal , Tanvi

In this paper, we present and analyze a posteriori error estimates in the energy norm of a quadratic finite element method for the frictionless unilateral contact problem. The reliability and the efficiency of a posteriori error estimator…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-13 Rohit Khandelwal , Kamana Porwal , Tanvi Wadhawan

This paper represents a sequel to the previous one, where numerical solution of a quasistatic contact problem is considered for an elastic body in frictional contact with a moving foundation. The model takes into account wear of the contact…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-15 Danfu Han , Weimin Han , Michal Jureczka , Anna Ochal

In this paper we analyze Nitsche's method for the stationary Boussinesq system with Navier's slip and a nonlinear boundary condition. Our analysis of the formulation establishes the robustness of a finite elements scheme in arbitrarily…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-09 Aparna Bansal , Nicolás A. Barnafi , Gianmarco Sperone , Dwijendra N. Pandey

In this work, we extend the equal-order stabilized scheme discussed in [Franca et al., Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 99 (1992) 209-233] to accommodate slip (i.e., Navier) boundary conditions for the stationary Navier-Stokes equations.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-27 Aparna Bansal , Nicolás Barnafi , Rodolfo Araya , Dwijendra Narain Pandey

We introduce and analyze a robust nonconforming finite element method for a three dimensional singularly perturbed quad-curl model problem. For the solution of the model problem, we derive proper a priori bounds, based on which, we prove…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-06-27 Baiju Zhang , Zhimin Zhang

We derive a Nitsche-based formulation for fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems with contact. The approach is based on the work of Chouly and Hild [SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. 2013;51(2):1295--1307] for contact problems in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-28 Erik Burman , Miguel A. Fernández , Stefan Frei
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