Contact Analysis Theory
In this section:
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Contact Search and Kinematics
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Definition of Contact Tractions
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Normal Contact
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Tangential Contact with Friction
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Unbiased Formulation and Self-Contact
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Adhesion
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Decohesion
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Wear
In COMSOL Multiphysics you can model contact between a group of boundaries in 1D, 2D or 3D. There are three classes of algorithms available: the penalty method, the augmented Lagrangian method, and the Nitsche method.
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Contact Modeling
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Documentation of the Contact, Friction, Slip Velocity, Adhesion, Decohesion, and Wear features
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Identity and Contact Pairs in the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual