Finite-element analysis of contact problems in thermoelasticity. The semi-coercive case (Q1334783)

Numerical analysis of the Signorini problem with friction in two- dimensional quasi coupled linear thermoelasticity is investigated. Piecewise linear finite elements on the triangulation of the given domain \(\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^ 2\) with polygonal boundary \(\partial \Omega\) are used. In this contribution we establish the rate of convergence of the finite-element approximate solution, provided the exact solution is smooth enough.