Comparative analysis of accuracy and efficiency of different contact algorithms

In order to solve contact problems, ANSYS provides a variety of contact algorithms. However, there is no basis for how to select the contact algorithm when solving the contact problem in hydraulic structure engineering. Therefore, this paper introduces the basic concepts of contact algorithms briefly, such as penalty method, lagrange method, augmented lagrange method and L&P method, which are commonly used in ANSYS. Then, different examples are used to compare the four contact algorithms in terms of accuracy, convergence and efficiency. Finally, considering the accuracy, convergence and efficiency, it is suggested to adopt L&P method in hydraulic structure contact analysis.