Contact Problems in Elasticity: A Study of Variational Inequalities and Finite Element Methods (Studies in Applied and Numerical Mathematics, Series Number 8) - Softcover

Kikuchi, N.; Oden, J. T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898714680 ISBN 13: 9780898714685

Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1987

Synopsis

The contact of one deformable body with another lies at the heart of almost every mechanical structure. Here, in a comprehensive treatment, two of the field's leading researchers present a systematic approach to contact problems. Using variational formulations, Kikuchi and Oden derive a multitude of new results, both for classical problems and for nonlinear problems involving large deflections and buckling of thin plates with unilateral supports, dry friction with nonclassical laws, large elastic and elastoplastic deformations with frictional contact, dynamic contacts with dynamic frictional effects, and rolling contacts. This method exposes properties of solutions obscured by classical methods, and it provides a basis for the development of powerful numerical schemes.

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Book Description

In this comprehensive treatment, two of the field's leading researchers present a systematic approach to contact problems.

Review

"Both theoreticians and practitioners ... will find this book of great interest...The volume is thorough and inspiring." -- -Gundo A. Nariboli, Applied Mechanics Review, Vol. 42, No. 5, May 1989.

Edition details

• Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898714680
• ISBN 13: 9780898714685
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 509