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Contact mechanics at the nanoscale, a 3D multiscale approach
We present a multiscale coupling method to address contact problems. The components of the model are a molecular dynamics engine, a finite element program and a coupling scheme. We validate the approach, first on Hertzian contact and then with a rough surface contacting a rigid body plane. Various measures are provided to highlight limitations and new opportunities in conducting large-scale simulations of contact brought by the proposed multiscale approach.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000269336500001
Authors
Publication date
2009
Volume
79
Issue
9
Start page
1041
End page
1067
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
November 10, 2010
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