An iterative constraint energy minimizing generalized multiscale finite element method for contact problem

Abstract: This work presents an Iterative Constraint Energy Minimizing Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Method (ICEM-GMsFEM) for solving the contact problem with high contrast coefficients. The model problem can be characterized by a variational inequality, where we add a penalty term to convert this problem into a non-smooth and non-linear unconstrained minimizing problem. The characterization of the minimizer satisfies the variational form of a mixed Dirilect-Neumann-Robin boundary value problem. So we apply CEM-GMsFEM iteratively and introduce special boundary correctors along with multiscale spaces to achieve an optimal convergence rate. Numerical results are conducted for different highly heterogeneous permeability fields, validating the fast convergence of the CEM-GMsFEM iteration in handling the contact boundary and illustrating the stability of the proposed method with different sets of parameters. We also prove the fast convergence of the proposed iterative CEM-GMsFEM method and provide an error estimate of the multiscale solution under a mild assumption.