Semicoercive Variational Inequalities: From Existence to Numerical Solution of Nonmonotone Contact Problems

In this paper, we present a novel numerical solution procedure for semicoercive hemivariational inequalities. As a concrete example, we consider a unilateral semicoercive contact problem with nonmonotone friction modeling the deformation of a linear elastic block in a rail, and provide numerical results for benchmark tests.

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