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In this paper, we propose an iterative algorithm for a simplified friction problem which is formulated as an elliptic variational inequality of the second kind. We approximate the simplified friction problem by a discrete system with the finite element method. Based on the use of the linearized technique and by constructing a particular function, we put forward the new algorithm to get the discrete solution. This algorithm is attractive due to its simple proof of convergence and easy implementation. A linear equation is solved in each iteration. Numerical results confirm that our algorithm is efficient and mesh independent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: In this paper, the system of mixed variational inequalities is introduced and considered in Banach spaces, which includes some known systems of variational inequalities and the classical variational inequalities as special cases. Using the projection operator technique, we suggest some iterative algorithms for solving the system of mixed variational inequalities and prove the convergence of the proposed iterative methods under suitable conditions. Our theorems generalize some known results shown recently. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]