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AUTHOR
L Zito
Multidomain SBEM analysis of two dimensional elastoplastic-contact problems
The Symmetric Boundary Element Method based on the Galerkin hypotheses has found application in the nonlinear analysis of plasticity and contact-detachment problems, but dealt with separately. In this paper we wants to treat these complex phenomena together. This method works in structures by introducing a subdivision into sub-structures, distinguished into macroelements, where elastic behaviour is assumed, and bem-elements, where it is possible for plastic strains to occur. In all the sub-structures, elasticity equations are written and regularity conditions in weighted (weak) form and/or in nodal (strong) form between boundaries have to be introduced, to attain the solving equation system.
Energetic criterion of the error evaluation in the analysis via SGBEM
The Symmetric Galerkin Boundary Element Method (sGbem) is assuming more and more an effective role in the solving problems of mechanics in different fields of engineering [1]. The presence of symmetric and defined in sign algebraic operators make such Method more competitive in comparison to the formulation for collocation. The present work has as objective the improvement of the response in the process of analysis of the system where a first discretizazion has been operated, by using a strategy that allows to operate a estimate of the error. On the base of such estimate it is possible to operate a new discretizazion of the boundary through adaptive procedures.