A Numerical Solution for Dry Contact Between Two Viscoelastic Rollers

A systematic numerical scheme is developed to solve the steady-state rolling contact problem between two viscoelastic cylinders. The contact problem is formulated as an integral equation in which the contact pressure and the contact area are to be determined. The analysis is restricted lo the normal contact problem. A standard linear model is used to characterize the viscoelastic behavior of the bounding solids. The effects of the viscoelastic behavior of the material of the contacting cylinders on the contact pressure distribution, contact area, and subsurface stress field are studied and discussed. Presented as a Society of Tribologlsts and Lubrication Engineers paper at the STLE/ASME Tribology Conference in Kissimmee, Florida, October 8–11, 1995

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