Approximating the influence coefficients of non-planar elastic solids for conformal contact analysis
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2021-02Author
Blanco Lorenzo, Julio
Vollebregt, Edwin A. H.
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Tribology International 154 : (2021) // Article ID 106671
Abstract
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.