Non-symmetric indentation of an elastic half-plane

Abstract

In this work, the problems of wave propagation in a half-space due to the indentation by a rigid wedge at a constant speed and by a parabolic punch at a constant acceleration have been considered separately. The elastodynamics problems of non-symmetric indentation over a contact region expanding at a constant speed and constant acceleration have been solved using the method of homogeneous functions. Following Cherepanov and Cherepanov et al., the general solution of the problems has been derived in terms of an analytic function of complex variables. The expressions for the stress component under the contact region and the torque over the contact region have been derived. Numerical results of the particular cases of the Problems I and III and of the Problems II and IV have been presented in the form of graphs. This work and its applications are expected to be helpful in the study of indentation-related problems of solid mechanics.