Internal approximation of quasi-variational inequalities (Q1179043)

An abstract quasi-variational inequality introduced by \textit{A. Bensoussan} and \textit{J. L. Lions} [C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. A 276, 1189-1192 (1973; Zbl 0266.49007)], is considered. From the proof of the existence and uniqueness of the solution a fixed point algorithm is derived and its convergence is demonstrated. A Signorini problem with non-local friction is taken as example. A Galerkin internal approximation is introduced and two error estimates are obtained. A numerical example is considered using the finite element method and Uzawa's algorithm. The influence of the coefficient of friction on the tangential displacements is analyzed.