Publication
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.
Annalisa Buffa, Pablo Antolin Sanchez, Mathieu Jonathan Fabre
Matthew Wodrich, Alberto Fabrizio, Benjamin André René Meyer, Boodsarin Sawatlon
Jean-François Molinari, Enrico Milanese