Journal
ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS
Volume 36, Issue 7, Pages 2133-2161Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/EC-02-2019-0043
Keywords
Virtual element method (VEM); Contact discretization; Non-conforming mesh; Node-to-node contact; Adaptive meshing
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under Novel finite element technologies for anisotropic media via the priority program Reliable Simulation Techniques in Solid Mechanics, Development of Non-standard Discretization Methods, Mechanical and Mathematical A [SPP 1748]
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Purpose This paper aims to describe the application of the virtual element method (VEM) to contact problems between elastic bodies. Design/methodology/approach Polygonal elements with arbitrary shape allow a stable node-to-node contact enforcement. By adaptively adjusting the polygonal mesh, this methodology is extended to problems undergoing large frictional sliding. Findings The virtual element is well suited for large deformation contact problems. The issue of element stability for this specific application is discussed, and the capability of the method is demonstrated by means of numerical examples. Originality/value This work is completely new as this is the first time, as per the authors' knowledge, the VEM is applied to large deformation contact.
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