Our work on rate-independent systems was stimulated by our search for evolutionary
material models for shape-memory alloys that are flexible enough to encompass nonlinear …

The mathematical theory of contact mechanics is a growing field in engineering and
scientific computing. This book is intended as a unified and readily accessible source for …

Research into contact problems continues to produce a rapidly growing body of knowledge.
Recognizing the need for a single, concise source of information on models and analysis of …

The process of dynamic frictionless contact between a viscoelastic body and a reactive
foundation, which includes material damage, is modelled, numerically analyzed, and …

We analyze an equilibrium problem for 2D elastic body with a T-shape thin inclusion in
presence of damage. A part of the inclusion is elastic, and the other part is a rigid one. A …

We consider an equilibrium problem for a 2D elastic body with a thin elastic T-shape
inclusion. A part of the inclusion is delaminated from the elastic body forming a crack …

We consider an elastostatic frictional contact problem with a normal compliance condition
and Coulomb's law of dry friction, which can be modeled by a quasi-variational inequality …

A model for the evolution of damage that allows for complete disintegration is addressed.
Small strains and a linear response function are assumed. The “flow rule” for the damage …

The aim of the paper is to introduce and investigate a dynamical system which consists of a
variational–hemivariational inequality of hyperbolic type combined with a non-linear …

In the present paper, a class of generalized evolution variational inequalities arising in a
number of quasistatic frictional contact problems for viscoelastic materials is introduced and …