Proceedings of the 9th Seminar Programs and Algorithms of Numerical Mathematics. Preface
Paper deals with hydro-thermal performance of concrete exposed to a fire. It is introduced mathematical model, numerical approach and some results provided by the model.
We analyze a numerical model for the Signorini unilateral contact, based on the mortar method, in the quadratic finite element context. The mortar frame enables one to use non-matching grids and brings facilities in the mesh generation of different components of a complex system. The convergence rates we state here are similar to those already obtained for the Signorini problem when discretized on conforming meshes. The matching for the unilateral contact driven by mortars preserves then the proper...
Hysteresis operators are illustrated, and a weak formulation is studied for an initial- and boundary-value problem associated to the equation ; here is a (possibly discontinuous) hysteresis operator, is a second order elliptic operator, is a known function. Problems of this sort arise in plasticity, ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity, and so on. In particular an existence result is outlined.