An enrichment-based approach for the simulation of fretting problems

In this work a new numerical strategy will be assessed to evaluate the fretting problem under cylindrical contact conditions. For that purpose, a methodology introduced recently to describe the mechanical fields in the proximity of the contact edges will be used to enrich fretting simulation s using the X-FEM. This strategy is expected to represent a breakthrough concerning the solution of this kind of contact problems, once that it permits to perform fretting simulations with coarser meshes facilitating the implementation in an industrial context.