Analysis of geometrically non-linear models for contact with dry friction

Florian Schmid

ISBN 978-3-8325-2005-2
170 pages, year of publication: 2008
price: 35.50 €

This work establishes a mathematical existence theory for solutions of some quasi-static models in contact mechanics with dry friction. The models are finite dimensional and friction is modeled according to Coulomb's law. The main focus is on the geometric non-linearity which is due to the curved obstacle surface.