TangentialMortarLMMechanicalContact

The TangentialMortarLMMechanicalContact class is used to ensure that the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions of Coulomb frictional contact are satisfied:

where is the coefficient of friction, is the Lagrange multiplier variable representing the contact pressure, is the slip velocity of the slave face relative to the master face, and is the Lagrange multiplier variable representing the tangential stress. The above conditions require that either the slave face is sticking to the master face, or the slave face is slipping and the tangential stress is equal in magnitude to the coefficient of friction times the normal contact pressure. Additionally, if the face is slipping, then the force exerted by the slave face is in the same direction as the slip.

The ncp_function_type parameter specifies the type of nonlinear complimentarity problem (NCP) function to use. The options are either min, which is just the min function, or fb which represents the Fischer-Burmeister function. In our experience, the Fischer-Burmeister function achieves better convergence in the non-linear solve. The c parameter is used to balance the size of the slip velocity and the tangential stress. If the stress is of order 1000, and the velocity is of order 1, then c should be set to 1000 in order to bring components of the NCP function onto the same level and achieve optimal convergence in the non-linear solve.

Ensures that the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions of Coulomb frictional contact are satisfied

Input Parameters

  • contact_pressureThe normal contact pressure; oftentimes this may be a separate lagrange multiplier variable

    C++ Type:NonlinearVariableName

    Options:

    Description:The normal contact pressure; oftentimes this may be a separate lagrange multiplier variable

  • friction_coefficientThe friction coefficient

    C++ Type:double

    Options:

    Description:The friction coefficient

  • master_boundaryThe name of the master boundary sideset.

    C++ Type:BoundaryName

    Options:

    Description:The name of the master boundary sideset.

  • master_subdomainThe name of the master subdomain.

    C++ Type:SubdomainName

    Options:

    Description:The name of the master subdomain.

  • slave_boundaryThe name of the slave boundary sideset.

    C++ Type:BoundaryName

    Options:

    Description:The name of the slave boundary sideset.

  • slave_disp_yThe y displacement variable on the slave face

    C++ Type:NonlinearVariableName

    Options:

    Description:The y displacement variable on the slave face

  • slave_subdomainThe name of the slave subdomain.

    C++ Type:SubdomainName

    Options:

    Description:The name of the slave subdomain.

Required Parameters

  • c1Parameter for balancing the size of the velocity and the pressures

    Default:1

    C++ Type:double

    Options:

    Description:Parameter for balancing the size of the velocity and the pressures

  • compute_lm_residualsTrueWhether to compute Lagrange Multiplier residuals

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Options:

    Description:Whether to compute Lagrange Multiplier residuals

  • compute_primal_residualsFalseWhether to compute residuals for the primal variable.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Options:

    Description:Whether to compute residuals for the primal variable.

  • execute_onLINEARThe list of flag(s) indicating when this object should be executed, the available options include NONE, INITIAL, LINEAR, NONLINEAR, TIMESTEP_END, TIMESTEP_BEGIN, FINAL, CUSTOM.

    Default:LINEAR

    C++ Type:ExecFlagEnum

    Options:NONE INITIAL LINEAR NONLINEAR TIMESTEP_END TIMESTEP_BEGIN FINAL CUSTOM

    Description:The list of flag(s) indicating when this object should be executed, the available options include NONE, INITIAL, LINEAR, NONLINEAR, TIMESTEP_END, TIMESTEP_BEGIN, FINAL, CUSTOM.

  • master_disp_yThe y displacement variable on the master face

    C++ Type:NonlinearVariableName

    Options:

    Description:The y displacement variable on the master face

  • master_variablePrimal variable on master surface. If this parameter is not provided then the master variable will be initialized to the slave variable

    C++ Type:VariableName

    Options:

    Description:Primal variable on master surface. If this parameter is not provided then the master variable will be initialized to the slave variable

  • ncp_function_typefbThe type of the nonlinear complimentarity function; options are min or fb where fb stands for Fischer-Burmeister

    Default:fb

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:min fb

    Description:The type of the nonlinear complimentarity function; options are min or fb where fb stands for Fischer-Burmeister

  • periodicFalseWhether this constraint is going to be used to enforce a periodic condition. This has the effect of changing the normals vector for projection from outward to inward facing

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Options:

    Description:Whether this constraint is going to be used to enforce a periodic condition. This has the effect of changing the normals vector for projection from outward to inward facing

  • slave_variablePrimal variable on slave surface.

    C++ Type:VariableName

    Options:

    Description:Primal variable on slave surface.

  • variableThe name of the lagrange multiplier variable that this constraint is applied to. This parameter may not be supplied in the case of using penalty methods for example

    C++ Type:NonlinearVariableName

    Options:

    Description:The name of the lagrange multiplier variable that this constraint is applied to. This parameter may not be supplied in the case of using penalty methods for example

Optional Parameters

  • control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

    C++ Type:std::vector

    Options:

    Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

  • enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Options:

    Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.

  • use_displaced_meshFalseWhether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Options:

    Description:Whether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

Advanced Parameters

  • extra_matrix_tagsThe extra tags for the matrices this Kernel should fill

    C++ Type:std::vector

    Options:

    Description:The extra tags for the matrices this Kernel should fill

  • extra_vector_tagsThe extra tags for the vectors this Kernel should fill

    C++ Type:std::vector

    Options:

    Description:The extra tags for the vectors this Kernel should fill

  • matrix_tagssystemThe tag for the matrices this Kernel should fill

    Default:system

    C++ Type:MultiMooseEnum

    Options:nontime system

    Description:The tag for the matrices this Kernel should fill

  • vector_tagsnontimeThe tag for the vectors this Kernel should fill

    Default:nontime

    C++ Type:MultiMooseEnum

    Options:nontime time

    Description:The tag for the vectors this Kernel should fill

Tagging Parameters

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