A Parallel Contact Algorithm for Finite Element Analysis of Shell Structures

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
James G. Malone ◽  
Nancy L. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Shell Structures ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Contact Algorithm

Partitioned finite element analysis of shell structures under blast waves propagation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Yoshio Suzuki ◽  
Jeferson Wilian Dossa Fernandes ◽  
Rodolfo André Kuche Sanches
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Blast Waves ◽  
Shell Structures ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Waves Propagation

scholarly journals Influence of the Main Contact Parameters in Finite Element Analysis of Elastic Bodies in Contact

2016 ◽  
Vol 681 ◽  
pp. 214-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Hattori ◽  
Alberto Luiz Serpa
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Contact Stiffness ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Contact Problems ◽  
Correct Choice ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Contact Algorithm ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Contact Parameters

One of the key issues in solving contact problems is the correct choice of the contact parameters. The contact stiffness, the penetration limit and the contact algorithm are some of the parameters that have to be adjusted. There are no methodologies available in the literature for choosing the contact parameters, relying only on the user experience for this important task. In this work we investigate how the contact parameters behave in a commercial finite element analysis software. We will show that while the contact stiffness has great influence on the finite element analysis, other parameters will not affect it significantly. Some contact examples are shown to illustrate the performance of the contact parameters during the solution of a contact problem.

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