Abstract
Abstract
A series solution method is presented for analysing sharp asymmetric dry contact problems. It provides an exact representation for the pressure inside the contact, the contact width and also the displacement outside the contact for the frictionless two-dimensional problem of a rigid indentor acting on an elastic half-plane. The first part of the paper describes how the method can be used for symmetric and asymmetric punches without slope discontinuities. In the second part the method is modified to overcome the Gibbs phenomenon so that it can be applied to any punch, symmetric or asymmetric, with or without slope discontinuities. Finally, two analytic approaches are described and compared with the present solution method.
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