A virtual element method for 3D contact problems with non-conforming meshes

authored by
Mertcan Cihan, Blaž Hudobivnik, Jože Korelc, Peter Wriggers
Abstract

The Virtual Element Method is ideal for problems with non-conforming meshes since nodes can be inserted at the virtual element boundary to obtain a conforming mesh structure, without changing the ansatz of the element. The contact conditions can be employed on different enforcing strategies. This feature can be explored also for three-dimensional contact problems. In this work, we introduce a new framework, including a remeshing strategy, which leads to conforming meshes. Various numerical examples in 3D will be shown, including standard cases like the contact patch test and Hertzian contact.

Organisation(s)
Institute of Continuum Mechanics
External Organisation(s)
University of Ljubljana
Type
Article
Journal
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Volume
402
ISSN
0045-7825
Publication date
01.12.2022
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy(all), Computer Science Applications
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2022.115385 (Access: Closed)
 

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