We present a barrier method for treating frictional contact on interfaces embedded in finite elements. The treatment has several attractive features, including: (i) it does not introduce any additional degrees of freedom or iterative steps, (ii) is free inter-penetration, (iii) avoids an ill-conditioned matrix system, and (iv) allows one to control the solution accuracy directly. derive pressur...

In this study, a two-dimensional peridynamic contact model is proposed to the propagation of frictional crack within framework. Compared with traditional numerical method in peridynamics, no additional algorithm needed for implementing constraint. The geometry can be easily described by rupture bond without any extra enrichment functions. model, force regarded as short-range and only related st...

The energy dissipation in the contact regions between solids in sliding contact can result in high local temperatures which may strongly effect friction and wear. This is the case for rubber sliding on road surfaces at speeds above 1 mm s(-1). We derive equations which describe the frictional heating for solids with arbitrary thermal properties. The theory is applied to rubber friction on road ...