| Mathematical Models in Contact Mechanics Contributor(s): Sofonea, Mircea (Author), Matei, Andaluzia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107606659 ISBN-13: 9781107606654 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $81.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Mechanics - Fluids - Technology & Engineering | Materials Science - General |
| Dewey: 620.105 |
| LCCN: 2012023155 |
| Series: London Mathematical Society Lecture Note |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.8" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 293 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text provides a complete introduction to the theory of variational inequalities with emphasis on contact mechanics. It covers existence, uniqueness and convergence results for variational inequalities, including the modelling and variational analysis of specific frictional contact problems with elastic, viscoelastic and viscoplastic materials. New models of contact are presented, including contact of piezoelectric materials. Particular attention is paid to the study of history-dependent quasivariational inequalities and to their applications in the study of contact problems with unilateral constraints. The book fully illustrates the cross-fertilisation between modelling and applications on the one hand and nonlinear mathematical analysis on the other. Indeed, the reader will gain an understanding of how new and nonstandard models in contact mechanics lead to new types of variational inequalities and, conversely, how abstract results concerning variational inequalities can be applied to prove the unique solvability of the corresponding contact problems. |