Numerical analysis of a contact problem between two thermoviscoelastic beams

We propose and analyze in this article a finite element approximation, based on a penalty formulation, to a quasi-static unilateral contact problem between two thermoviscoelastic beams. An error bound is given and some numerical experiments discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2010

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