4. B modeling#
4.1. Characteristics of modeling#
Modeling: C_ PLAN. It is used to validate the “VERSION3” keyword used for ALGO_LAGR in DEFI_CONTACT. The structure is a healthy square, in which an arc-shaped interface is introduced.
Contact/friction is treated with elements X- FEMquadratiques \(\text{P2}\) (displacement) and \(\text{P1}\) (pressure), i.e. carrying the degrees of freedom of movement on all the nodes and the Lagranges of contact/friction on the vertex nodes.
4.2. Characteristics of the mesh#
Number of knots: 6561
Number of meshes and types: 3200 TRIA6 for the plate and 160 SEG3 for the edges.

Figure 4.2‑a: 2D triangle mesh
4.3. Tested sizes and results#
The values only appear at the interface nodes from the new mesh.
Identification |
Reference type |
Reference value |
Precision |
\(\text{LAGS\_C}\) at points \(A\) and \(C\) (MIN) |
“ANALYTIQUE” |
-0.1 |
|
\(\text{LAGS\_C}\) at point \(B\) (MAX) |
“ANALYTIQUE” |
-0.06110 |
|
\(\text{LAGS\_F1}\) at point \(B\) (MIN) |
“ANALYTIQUE” |
0 |
|
\(\text{LAGS\_F1}\) at point \(A\) (MAX) |
“ANALYTIQUE” |
0.39894 |
0.5% |
4.4. Comments#
This test validates:
the calculation of the stiffness matrix (the right offset when filling the matrix because the nodes do not have the same number of degrees of freedom),
the calculation of contact matrices (integration on a SE3 at Gauss points),
subdivision (curved interface configurations and elements with straight edges),
the X- FEM post-processing of the \(\text{P2P1}\) elements,
the refinement of the mesh, makes it possible to obtain more accurate results (compared to modeling \(\text{A}\)),
the version 3 algorithm of equality relationships on cut edges, for quadratic elements in small slips, in order to satisfy LBB.