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Models of Singular Variational Inequalities and Complementarity Problems Arising in FEM and BEM Unilateral Contact Problems

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Recent Advances in Optimization

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The aim of this paper is to describe the aspects related to the mathematical formulation of the unilateral contact problem including rigid body motions in structural mechanics. Both Finite Element and Boundary Element formulations are considered.

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  1. Institut für Angewandte Mechanik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38023, Braunschweig, Germany

    G. E. Stavroulakis

  2. Lehrstuhl C für Mathematik, RWTH Aachen, Germany

    D. Goeleven

  3. Department of Mathematics, Facultés Universitaires N-D de la Paix, 5000, Namur, Belgium

    D. Goeleven

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    Peter Gritzmann , Reiner Horst , Ekkehard Sachs  & Rainer Tichatschke , ,  & 

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Stavroulakis, G.E., Goeleven, D. (1997). Models of Singular Variational Inequalities and Complementarity Problems Arising in FEM and BEM Unilateral Contact Problems. In: Gritzmann, P., Horst, R., Sachs, E., Tichatschke, R. (eds) Recent Advances in Optimization. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 452. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59073-3_23

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