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Simulation of contact and friction dynamics is an important basis for control- and learning-based algorithms. However, the numerical difficulties of contact interactions pose a challenge for robust and efficient simulators. A…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-16 Jan Brüdigam , Jana Janeva , Stefan Sosnowski , Sandra Hirche

This paper recalls a partial differential equations system, which is the linearization of a recognized fluid-elasticity interaction three-dimensional model. A collection of regularity results for the traces of the fluid variable on the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-09-11 Francesca Bucci

Recent advancements have demonstrated that fully Eulerian methods can effectively model frictionless contact between deformable solids. Unlike traditional Lagrangian approaches, which require contact detection and resolution algorithms, the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-12-20 Flavio Lorez , Mohit Pundir

This paper investigates, without any regularization or penalization procedure, a shape optimization problem involving a simplified friction phenomena modeled by a scalar Tresca friction law. Precisely, using tools from convex and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-16 Samir Adly , Loïc Bourdin , Fabien Caubet , Aymeric Jacob de Cordemoy

Numerical simulations are essential for evaluating the performance and safety of geological engineered systems such as geologic carbon storage sites, enhanced geothermal fields, and oil and gas reservoirs. A key challenge lies in accurately…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-26 Matteo Frigo , Nicola Castelletto , Matteo Cusini , Randolph R. Settgast , Hamdi A. Tchelepi

In this article, the structure of the incremental quasistatic contact problem with Coulomb friction in linear elasticity (Signorini-Coulomb problem) is unraveled and sharp existence results are proved for the most general two-dimensional…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-01-29 Patrick Ballard , Flaviana Iurlano

Contact involving soft materials often combines dry adhesion, sliding friction, and large deformations. At the local level, these three aspects are rarely captured simultaneously, but included in the theoretical models by Mergel et al.…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-12-03 Janine C. Mergel , Julien Scheibert , Roger A. Sauer

In this work we consider the elasticity problem for two domains separated by a heterogeneous layer. The layer has an $\varepsilon-$periodic structure, $\varepsilon\ll1$, including a multiple micro-contact between the structural components.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-11-25 Georges Griso , Anastasia Migunova , Julia Orlik

Based on the mathematical-physical model of pavement mechanics, a multilayer elastic system with interlayer friction conditions is constructed. Given the complex boundary conditions, the corresponding variational inequalities of the partial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-06-04 Zhizhuo Zhang , Xiaobing Nie , Jinde Cao

In this article, we employ discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods for the finite element approximation of the frictionless unilateral contact problem using quadratic finite elements over simplicial triangulation. We first establish an optimal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-05 Kamana Porwal , Tanvi Wadhawan

This paper presents an isogeometric finite element formulation for nonlinear beams with impenetrability constraints, based on the kinematics of Cosserat rods with unconstrained directors. The beam cross-sectional deformation is represented…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-10 Myung-Jin Choi , Sven Klinkel , Roger A. Sauer

Acoustic emission or scattering problems naturally involve uncertainties about the sound sources or boundary conditions. This article initiates the study of time domain boundary elements for such stochastic boundary problems for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-07-23 Heiko Gimperlein , Fabian Meyer , Ceyhun Özdemir

An isogeometric boundary element method for problems in elasticity is presented, which is based on an independent approximation for the geometry, traction and displacement field. This enables a flexible choice of refinement strategies,…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2015-02-04 Benjamin Marussig , Jürgen Zechner , Gernot Beer , Thomas-Peter Fries

We propose and rigorously analyse semi- and fully discrete discontinuous Galerkin methods for an initial and boundary value problem describing inertial viscoelasticity in terms of elastic and viscoelastic stress components, and with mixed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-27 Salim Meddahi , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier

We propose a space-time scheme that combines an unfitted finite element method in space with a discontinuous Galerkin time discretisation for the accurate numerical approximation of parabolic problems with moving domains or interfaces. We…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-01-23 Santiago Badia , Hridya Dilip , Francesc Verdugo

In a wide range of practical problems, such as forming operations and impact tests, assuming that one of the contacting bodies is rigid is an excellent approximation to the physical phenomenon. In this work, the well-established dual mortar…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-10-07 R. Pinto Carvalho , A. M. Couto Carneiro , F. M. Andrade Pires , A. Popp

We present a novel convex formulation that models rigid and deformable bodies coupled through frictional contact. The formulation incorporates a new corotational material model with positive semi-definite Hessian, which allows us to extend…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-03-17 Xuchen Han , Joseph Masterjohn , Alejandro Castro

In this paper, we propose a stabilised finite element method for the numerical solution of contact between a small deformation elastic membrane and a rigid obstacle. We limit ourselves to friction--free contact, but the formulation is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-11-15 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson

This paper presents a combined field and boundary integral equation method for solving the time-dependent scattering problem of a thermoelastic body immersed in a compressible, inviscid and homogeneous fluid. The approach here is a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-23 George Hsiao , Tonatiuh Sanchez-Vizuet , Francisco-Javier Sayas , Richard Weinacht

A novel implementation of the traditional node-to-node Coulomb contact-friction problem is presented that utilizes run-time parameter updates on conventional elasto-plastic elements. The two-noded elements are defined by an independent…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-02-27 Asifur Rahman , Kevin R. Mackie