Contact Mechanics

Description

This book describes the solution of contact problems with an emphasis on idealized (mainly linear) elastic problems that can be treated with elementary analytical methods. General physical and mathematical features of these solutions are highlighted. Topics covered include the contact of rough surfaces and problems involving adhesive (e.g. van der Waals) forces. The author is a well-known researcher in the subject with hands-on experience of the topics covered and a reputation for lucid explanations. The target readership for the book includes researchers who encounter contact problems but whose primary focus is not contact mechanics. Coverage is also suitable for a graduate course in contact mechanics and end-of-chapter problems are included. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Kinematics of Contact (J. R. Barber)....Pages 1-11 Three-Dimensional Frictionless Elastic Problems (J. R. Barber)....Pages 13-27 Hertzian Contact (J. R. Barber)....Pages 29-41 More General Problems for the Half-Space (J. R. Barber)....Pages 43-61 Axisymmetric Contact Problems (J. R. Barber)....Pages 63-75 Two-Dimensional Frictionless Contact Problems (J. R. Barber)....Pages 77-107 Tangential Loading (J. R. Barber)....Pages 109-136 Friction Laws (J. R. Barber)....Pages 137-168 Frictional Problems Involving Half-Spaces (J. R. Barber)....Pages 169-193 Asymptotic Methods (J. R. Barber)....Pages 195-220 Receding Contact (J. R. Barber)....Pages 221-232 Adhesive Forces (J. R. Barber)....Pages 233-262 Beams, Plates, Membranes and Shells (J. R. Barber)....Pages 263-288 Layered Bodies (J. R. Barber)....Pages 289-321 Indentation Problems (J. R. Barber)....Pages 323-328 Contact of Rough Surfaces (J. R. Barber)....Pages 329-394 Thermoelastic Contact (J. R. Barber)....Pages 395-432 Rolling and Sliding Contact (J. R. Barber)....Pages 433-473 Elastodynamic Contact Problems (J. R. Barber)....Pages 475-512 Impact (J. R. Barber)....Pages 513-541 Back Matter ....Pages 543-585