An interior point method for isogeometric contact

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2014

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Temizer, I.
Abdalla, M. M.
Gürdal, Z.

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The interior point method is applied to frictionless contact mechanics problems and is shown to be a viable alternative to the augmented Lagrangian approach. The method is derived from a mixed formulation which induces a contact discretization scheme in the spirit of the mortar method and naturally delivers slack variables that help constrain the solution to the feasible region. The derivation of the algorithm as well as its robustness benefits from the contact interface description that is induced by NURBS-based isogeometric volume discretizations. Various interior point algorithms are discussed, including a primal-dual approach that satisfies the unilateral contact constraints exactly, in addition to two primal approaches that retain an arbitrary barrier parameter. The developed algorithms can easily be pursued starting from an augmented Lagrangian implementation. Numerical investigations on benchmark problems demonstrate the efficiency and the robustness of the framework, but also highlight current limitations that suggest paths for future research. Overall, the results indicate that the interior point method can challenge the augmented Lagrangian method in contact mechanics, even displaying potential for higher efficiency and robustness. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.

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Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

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Elsevier

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English