An overview of recent results on Nitsche's method for contact problems

F Chouly, M Fabre, P Hild, R Mlika, J Pousin… - … Unfitted Finite Element …, 2017 - Springer
We summarize recent achievements in applying Nitsche's method to some contact and
friction problems. We recall the setting of Nitsche's method in the case of unilateral contact …

A Nitsche-based method for unilateral contact problems: numerical analysis

F Chouly, P Hild - SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis, 2013 - SIAM
We introduce a Nitsche-based finite element discretization of the unilateral contact problem
in linear elasticity. It features a weak treatment of the nonlinear contact conditions through a …

Symmetric and non-symmetric variants of Nitsche's method for contact problems in elasticity: theory and numerical experiments

F Chouly, P Hild, Y Renard - Mathematics of Computation, 2015 - ams.org
A general Nitsche method, which encompasses symmetric and non-symmetric variants, is
proposed for frictionless unilateral contact problems in elasticity. The optimal convergence of …

[HTML][HTML] An adaptation of Nitscheʼs method to the Tresca friction problem

F Chouly - Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 2014 - Elsevier
We propose a simple adaptation to the Tresca friction case of the Nitsche-based finite
element method introduced previously for frictionless unilateral contact. Both cases of …

Well-posed nonlinear problems

M Sofonea - A study of mathematical models of contact. Advances in …, 2023 - Springer
The contents of this book are structured around two main topics: the Mathematical Theory of
the Well-posed Problems (MTWP) and the Mathematical Theory of Contact Mechanics …

A mechanically consistent unified formulation for fluid-porous-structure-contact interaction

FM Gerosa, AL Marsden - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fluid–structure interaction with contact poses profound mathematical and numerical
challenges, particularly when considering realistic contact scenarios and the influence of …

Residual a posteriori error estimation for frictional contact with Nitsche method

R Araya, F Chouly - Journal of Scientific Computing, 2023 - Springer
We consider frictional contact problems in small strain elasticity discretized with finite
elements and Nitsche method. Both bilateral and unilateral contact problems are taken into …

A hybrid high-order discretization combined with Nitsche's method for contact and Tresca friction in small strain elasticity

F Chouly, A Ern, N Pignet - SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 2020 - SIAM
We devise and analyze a hybrid high-order (HHO) method to discretize unilateral and
bilateral contact problems with Tresca friction in small strain elasticity. The nonlinear …

Hybrid high-order discretizations combined with Nitsche's method for Dirichlet and Signorini boundary conditions

KL Cascavita, F Chouly, A Ern - IMA Journal of Numerical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We present two primal methods to weakly discretize (linear) Dirichlet and (nonlinear)
Signorini boundary conditions in elliptic model problems. Both methods support polyhedral …

A mechanically consistent model for fluid–structure interactions with contact including seepage

E Burman, MA Fernández, S Frei, FM Gerosa - Computer Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a new approach for the mechanically consistent modelling and simulation of
fluid–structure interactions (FSI) with contact. The fundamental idea consists of combining a …