Existing beam contact formulations can be categorized in point-to-point contact models that consider a discrete contact force at the closest point of the beams, and line-to-line contact models that assume distributed contact forces. In this work, it will be shown that line contact formulations applied to slender beams provide accurate and robust mechanical models in the range of small contact a...

Finite element formulations based generally on classical beam theories such as Euler-Bernoulli or Timoshenko. Sometimes, these two formulations could be problematic expressed in terms of restrictions of Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, in case of thicker beams due to non-consideration of transverse shear; phenomenon that is known as shear locking characterized the Timoshenko beam theory, in case of...