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Abstract
In this paper, we propose a novel unfitted finite element method for the simulation of multiple body contact. The computational mesh is generated independently of the geometry of the interacting solids, which can be arbitrarily complex. The key novelty of the approach is the combination of elements of the CutFEM technology, namely the enrichment of the solution field via the definition of overlapping fictitious domains with a dedicated penalty-type regularisation of discrete operators, and the LaTIn hybrid-mixed formulation of complex interface conditions. Furthermore, the novel P1-P1 discretisation scheme that we propose for the unfitted LaTIn solver is shown to be stable, robust and optimally convergent with mesh refinement. Finally, the paper introduces a high-performance 3D level-set/CutFEM framework for the versatile and robust solution of contact problems involving multiple bodies of complex geometries, with more than two bodies interacting at a single point.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff (ARCCA) Engineering |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | unilateral contact; LaTIn; nonconforming finite element; CutFEM; ghost penalty; multiple level sets; composite materials |
Publisher: | Wiley |
ISSN: | 0029-5981 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 28 September 2017 |
Date of Acceptance: | 4 September 2017 |
Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2023 20:23 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/105048 |
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