Combined Lagrangian multiplier and penalty function finite element technique for elastic impact analysis

A finite element method for a class of contact-impact problems

Thomas J.R. Hughes, Robert L. Taylor, Jerome L. Sackman et al. · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 1976 · 491 citations · Full text

Engineering, Computational Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +14

A perturbed Lagrangian formulation for the finite element solution of contact problems

J.C. Simo, Peter Wriggers, Robert L. Taylor · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 1985 · 453 citations · Full text

Engineering, Computational Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +15

Postprocessing of finite element transient response calculations by digital filters

Nancy A. Holmes, Ted Belytschko · Computers & Structures · 1976 · 67 citations

Engineering, Computational Engineering, Electrical Engineering +14

Analysis of contact through finite element gaps

J.T. Stadter · Computers & Structures · 1979 · 66 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +12

A contribution to the solution of contact problems with the aid of bond elements

Helmut Schäfer · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 1975 · 64 citations

Engineering, Physics, Finite Element Analysis +5