Development of contact algorithm for three-dimensional numerical manifold method

• Main Authors: He, L., Zhao, Z. Y., An, Xinmei
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100326; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17880
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper customizes a contact detection and enforcing scheme to fit the three-dimensional (3-D) numerical manifold method (NMM). A hierarchical contact system is established for efficient contact detection. The mathematical mesh, a unique component in the NMM, is utilized for global searching of p...