Abstract
Abstract: The contact element formulation presented considers microscopically mechanisms of force transmission and heat exchange together with coupling between thermal and mechanical fields. Experimentally and theoretically well founded micro‐mechanical and micro‐thermal laws are adapted to FEM consistent linearization necessities. Based on these laws the nonlinear macroscopic related stiffness is calculated as a function of changes in significant parameters. Examples related to industrial applications are shown.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 299-308 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Computational Theory and Mathematics