Shape optimization of thermoviscoelastic contact problems

This paper is concerned with a shape optimization problem of a viscoelastic body in unilateral dynamic contact with a rigid foundation. The contact with Coulomb friction is assumed to occur at a portion of the boundary of the body. The nonpenetration condition is described in terms of velocities. The thermal deformation is taken into account. Using the material derivative method as well as the results concerning the regularity of solutions to dynamic variational thermoviscoelastic problem the directional derivative of the cost functional is calculated. A necessary optimality condition is formulated