FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION AND SOLUTION OF CONTACT-IMPACT PROBLEMS IN CONTINUUM MECHANICS

This report presents a general theory of contract-impact problems cast in a variational theorem suitable for implementation with the finite element method. The numerical scheme is described as is the structural analysis computer code in which it is contained.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, San Diego

  La Jolla Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
  La Jolla, CA  United States 

  Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory

  Point Mugu
  Port Hueneme, CA  United States  93041

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hughes, T J
  • TAYLOR, R L
  • Sackman, J L
• Publication Date: 1974-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 101 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boundary value problems; Classical field theory; Computer programs; Crash injury research; Crashes; Finite differences; Finite element method; Force; Impacts; Kinematics; Kinetics; Numerical analysis; Research
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091459
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCSESM-74-8 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: N62399-73-C-0023, DOT-HS-5-01132
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM