Approximating the influence coefficients of non-planar elastic solids for conformal contact analysis

The exact contact theory is an efficient alternative to the more general yet computationally expensive Finite Element Method for the detailed study of elastostatic contact problems. For its application in conformal contact problems, the exact contact theory needs to be fed with influence coefficient...

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Autores: Blanco Lorenzo, Julio, Vollebregt, Edwin A. H., Santamaría Manrique, Javier, García Vadillo, Ernesto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/50657
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/50657
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:non-planar solids
influence coefficients
conformal contact
exact contact theory
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Sumario:The exact contact theory is an efficient alternative to the more general yet computationally expensive Finite Element Method for the detailed study of elastostatic contact problems. For its application in conformal contact problems, the exact contact theory needs to be fed with influence coefficients (ICs) appropriate for non-planar solids. An analytical approximation of the ICs for non-planar solids was proposed in a previous work, avoiding the involved process generally necessary to obtain ICs accurately. This work presents further developments of this approximation, further comparison with numerically obtained ICs, and evaluates the errors incurred when using approximated ICs in conformal contact.