Suggested reading

The following references provide additional information on contact analysis with finite element methods. They allow the interested user to explore the topic in more depth.

General texts on contact analysis

  • Belytschko, T., W. K. Liu, and B. Moran, Nonlinear Finite Elements for Continua and Structures, Wiley & Sons, 2000.

  • Crisfield, M. A., Non-linear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures, Volume II: Advanced Topics, Wiley & Sons, 1997.

  • Johnson, K. L., Contact Mechanics, Cambridge, 1985.

  • Oden, J. T., and G. F. Carey, Finite Elements: Special Problems in Solid Mechanics, Prentice-Hall, 1984.

General text on digital signal proccesing

  • Stearns, S. D., and R. A. David, Signal Processing Algorithms in MATLAB, Prentice Hall P T R, 1996.