Path-following techniques for solving the static contact problem with Coulomb friction

• ID: 2593, RIV: 10104696
• ISSN: not specified, ISBN: 978-0-7354-0956-9
• source: Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics ICNAAM 2011
• keywords: Coulomb friction; non-smooth continuation methods
• authors: Vladimír Janovský
• authors from KNM: Janovský Vladimír

Abstract

A discrete contact problem with static Coulomb friction is considered. It is known that the problem may not have a unique solution. We explore continuation (path-following) techniques to find numerical solutions.