Analysis of electroelastic frictionless contact problems with adhesion

We consider two quasistatic frictionless contact problems for piezoelectric bodies. For the first problem the contact is modelled with Signorini's conditions and for the second one is modelled with normal compliance. In both problems the material's behavior is electroelastic and the adhesi...

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Main Authors: Mircea Sofonea, Rachid Arhab, Raafat Tarraf
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/JAM/2006/64217
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description We consider two quasistatic frictionless contact problems for piezoelectric bodies. For the first problem the contact is modelled with Signorini's conditions and for the second one is modelled with normal compliance. In both problems the material's behavior is electroelastic and the adhesion of the contact surfaces is taken into account and is modelled with a surface variable, the bonding field. We provide variational formulations for the problems and prove the existence of a unique weak solution to each model. The proofs are based on arguments of time-dependent variational inequalities, differential equations, and fixed point. Moreover, we prove that the solution of the Signorini contact problem can be obtained as the limit of the solution of the contact problem with normal compliance as the stiffness coefficient of the foundation converges to infinity.
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spelling doaj-art-313c72874ede41408fc1e1b1f8f98b472025-02-03T06:07:56ZengWileyJournal of Applied Mathematics1110-757X1687-00422006-01-01200610.1155/JAM/2006/6421764217Analysis of electroelastic frictionless contact problems with adhesionMircea Sofonea0Rachid Arhab1Raafat Tarraf2Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Physique pour les Systèmes, Université de Perpignan, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, Perpignan 66860, FranceLaboratoire de Mathématiques et Physique pour les Systèmes, Université de Perpignan, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, Perpignan 66860, FranceLaboratoire de Mathématiques et Physique pour les Systèmes, Université de Perpignan, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, Perpignan 66860, FranceWe consider two quasistatic frictionless contact problems for piezoelectric bodies. For the first problem the contact is modelled with Signorini's conditions and for the second one is modelled with normal compliance. In both problems the material's behavior is electroelastic and the adhesion of the contact surfaces is taken into account and is modelled with a surface variable, the bonding field. We provide variational formulations for the problems and prove the existence of a unique weak solution to each model. The proofs are based on arguments of time-dependent variational inequalities, differential equations, and fixed point. Moreover, we prove that the solution of the Signorini contact problem can be obtained as the limit of the solution of the contact problem with normal compliance as the stiffness coefficient of the foundation converges to infinity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/JAM/2006/64217
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Analysis of electroelastic frictionless contact problems with adhesion
Journal of Applied Mathematics
title Analysis of electroelastic frictionless contact problems with adhesion
title_full Analysis of electroelastic frictionless contact problems with adhesion
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