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

Hattori, G.; Serpa, A.L.

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.681.214

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

Hattori, G.; Serpa, A.L.

Authors

G. Hattori

A.L. Serpa

Abstract

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.

Citation

Hattori, G., & Serpa, A. (2016). Influence of the Main Contact Parameters in Finite Element Analysis of Elastic Bodies in Contact. Key Engineering Materials, 681, 214-227. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.681.214

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	Feb 15, 2016
Publication Date	Feb 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Feb 2, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Mar 11, 2016
Journal	Key Engineering Materials
Print ISSN	1013-9826
Electronic ISSN	1662-9795
Publisher	Trans Tech Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	681
Pages	214-227
DOI	https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.681.214