Research Article

A Smooth System of Equations Approach to Complementarity Problems for Frictionless Contacts

Table 1

Gap between node pairs in potential contact region for three kinds of element size.

Element size in potential
contact region/m
Contact length/mGap/mm

0.0300
0.030
0.060
0.090
0.120
0.150
0.180
0.210.09
0.240.65
0.271.55
0.32.72

0.0500
0.050
0.10
0.150
0.20
0.250.96
0.32.76

0.100
0.10
0.20
0.32.81