Contact problems of thermoelasticity for a half-space of a functionally gradient material

We propose a method of solution of problems of thermoelasticity for an inhomogeneous half-space. We assume that Poisson's ratio of a material in the half-space is constant, and Young's modulus and the coefficients of linear thermal expansion and thermal conduction vary exponentially with distance from the surface of the half-space. As an example, we consider the contact problem on sliding an inhomogeneous body along the surface of a rigid base with regard for frictional heating. I. Franko L'viv University, L'viv; Warsaw University, Warsaw. Translated from Matematychni Metody ta Fizyko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 45–56, April–June, 1998.     

Influence of convective cooling of the external surface of a plane-parallel layer on the temperature distribution on a layer–base tribosystem

An analytic solution of the boundary-value problem of heat conduction for a tribosystem that consists of a plane-parallel layer sliding over the surface of a semiinfinite base with a constant velocity is obtained. For the materials of an aluminum–steel friction pair, we investigate the evolution of temperature and its distribution in the layer and base along the normal to the friction surface.     

Plane contact problem of the indentation of a stamp into an elastic wedge

We consider the contact interaction of a stamp with rectilinear base and an elastic wedge. One of the wedge faces is fixed, and the stamp edge touches the wedge vertex. Using the Wiener–Hopf method, we have obtained an exact solution of this problem. We have also determined the stress distributions in the contact region and on the wedge fixed face as well as the displacements of its free boundary.     

Wear resistance of bodies protected by a thin composite coating

The mechanical contact interaction of bodies with a thin composite coating is investigated with account of wear. The thermal effects are not considered. The coating is modeled by a thin plate. Between the body and the coating is an interlayer, which is modeled by a Winkler body with one modulus of subgrade reaction. Under the action of a rigid stamp on the coating, the process of abrasive wear proceeds. The contact interaction of the coating with the base is described by using the model of an intermediate layer. To determine the stress-strain state of the coating, equations of the generalized theory of plates including the shear strains and the compression of normal are utilized. For the contact wear problem formulated, the basic integral equation with a Fredholm-type kernel is derived, and its solution algorithm is proposed. Numerical results are presented. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 319–330, May–June, 2006.     

Pressure of an elastic half space on a rigid base with rectangular hole in the case of a liquid bridge between them

A model of contact between an elastic half space and a rigid base with a shallow surface rectangular hole is proposed. The hole contains an incompressible liquid and gas. The liquid occupies the middle part of the hole and forms a capillary bridge between the opposite surfaces. The remaining volume of the hole is filled with gas under a constant pressure. The liquid completely wets the surfaces of the bodies. The pressure drop at the liquid–gas interface caused by the surface tension is defined by the Laplace formula. The corresponding plane contact problem for the elastic half space is essentially nonlinear because the pressure of the liquid and the length of the capillary in the contact-boundary conditions are not known in advance and depend on the external load. The problem is reduced to a system of three equations (a singular integral equation for the function of height of the hole and two transcendental equations for the length of the capillary and the height of the meniscus). An analytic-numerical procedure for the solution of these equations is proposed. Dependences of the length of the capillary and the pressure drop at the liquid–gas interface on the external load, volume of liquid, and its surface tension are analyzed. Translated from Matematychni Metody ta Fizyko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 150–156, January–March, 2008.     

An asymptotic solution of the Signorini problem for a beam lying on two rigid supports

An asymptotic solution is constructed to the Signorini problem for a two-dimensional thin beam that is in possible contact with two rigid supports. For the position of points where the beam leaves the base, an asymptotic formula is derived by analysis of the boundary-layer phenomenon near these points. Bibliography: 13 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 324, 2005, pp. 43–60.     

Impression of a semiinfinite stamp in an elastic strip with regard for friction and adhesion

We consider the problem of contact interaction between a semiinfinite stamp with rectilinear base and an elastic strip with one rigid side. Friction forces in the contact region are taken into account. These forces lead to the division of the contact region into slipping and adhesion zones. With the use of the Wiener–Hopf method, a system of integral equations is reduced to an infinite system of algebraic equations. The computational results of stresses and strains at the boundary and at inner points of the elastic strip are presented. Translated from Matematychni Metody ta Fizyko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 138–149, January–March, 2008.     

The quasisteady contact problem of thermoelasticity for a two-layered cylinder under frictional heating and nonideal thermal contact

In this article we give an analytic solution of the polar-symmetric quasisteady thermoelastic contact problem for a two-layer hollow circular cylinder. The problem is solved taking account of frictional heat production and thermal resistance on the mutually tangent surfaces of the components of the cylinder. On the exterior boundary of the two-layer system we study the condition of Winkler elastic fixing. In the solution we apply the Laplace transform with respect to time. We carry out a numerical analysis whose results are shown as graphs. Translated fromMatematichni Metodi i Fiziko-mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 40, No. 1, 1997, pp. 104–110.     

The contact problem of electroelasticity for a plane elliptic die

We obtain an exact solution of the problem of the stress-strain state of an elastic piezoelectric half-space acted on by a rigid elliptic die with a flat base. The axis of symmetry of the body coincides with the direction of the field of preliminary polarization of the body. The solution is confined to the case of translational displacement of the die. We determine the quantities that characterize the mechanical and electric fields that arise in the region of contact of the die with the half-space. Bibliography: 7 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 28, 1998, pp. 40–52.     

Smoluchowski–Kramers approximation in the case of variable friction

We consider the small mass asymptotics (Smoluchowski–Kramers approximation) for the Langevin equation with a variable friction coefficient. The limit of the solution in the classical sense does not exist in this case. We study a modification of the Smoluchowski–Kramers approximation. Some applications of the Smoluchowski–Kramers approximation to problems with fast oscillating or discontinuous coefficients are considered. Bibliography: 15 titles.     

Structural damping in an equi-strength cylindrical shell with an elastic filler

We present a method for rational application of the deformation properties of a shell system with an elastic filler: design of a shell with variable thickness while preserving the load-bearing ability of the system as a whole. For the equi-strength shell thereby obtained we state and solve the mixed contact problem taking account of dry friction with nonmonotone loading, making it possible to estimate the structural hysteresis in the system. Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, No. 37, 1994, pp. 86–91.     

Existence of a solution to a dynamic unilateral contact problem for a cracked viscoelastic body

In this paper we study a dynamic unilateral contact problem with friction for a cracked viscoelastic body. The viscoelastic model is characterized by Kelvin–Voigt's law and a nonlocal friction law is investigated here. The existence of a solution to the problem is obtained by using a penalty method. Several estimates are obtained on the solution to the penalized problem, which enable us to pass to the limit by using compactness results. To cite this article: M. Cocou, G. Scarella, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 338 (2004).     

The contact problem when there are friction forces in the contact area for a three-component cylindrical base

The plane contact problem of elasticity theory on the interaction when there are friction forces in the contact area of an absolutely rigid cylinder (punch) with an internal surface of a cylindrical base, consisting of two circular cylindrical layers rigidly connected to one another and with an elastic space, is considered. The layers and space have different elastic constants. A vertical force and a counterclockwise torque, act on the punch, and the punch – base system is in a state of limiting equilibrium,. An exact integral equation of the first kind with a kernel represented in an explicit analytical form, is obtained for the first time for this problem using analytical calculation programs. The main properties of the kernel of the integral equation are investigated, and it is shown that the numerator and denominator of the kernel symbols can be represented in the form of polynomials in products of the powers of the moduli of the displacement of the layers and the half-space. A solution of the integral equation is constructed by the direct collocation method, which enables the solution of the problem to be obtained for practically any values of the initial parameters. The contact stress distributions, the dimensions of the contact area, the interconnection between the punch displacement and the forces and torques acting on it are calculated as a function of the geometrical and mechanical parameters of the layers and the space. The results of the calculations in special cases are compared with previously known results.     

A dynamic unilateral contact problem with adhesion and friction in viscoelasticity

The aim of this paper is to study an interaction law coupling recoverable adhesion, friction and unilateral contact between two viscoelastic bodies of Kelvin–Voigt type. A dynamic contact problem with adhesion and nonlocal friction is considered and its variational formulation is written as the coupling between an implicit variational inequality and a parabolic variational inequality describing the evolution of the intensity of adhesion. The existence and approximation of variational solutions are analysed, based on a penalty method, some abstract results and compactness properties. Finally, some numerical examples are presented.     

Determination of the temperatures and heat flows for a conical slide support taking account of frictional heating

We consider an axisymmetric problem of heat conduction taking account of frictional heating in a conetorus pair that models the functioning of a conical support. The bodies are pressed together and are rotating about a common axis. Heat is generated in the region of contact of the bodies due to frictional forces. Outside the region of contact there is heat exchange with the surrounding medium. The thermal contact between the two bodies is nonideal. The problem is reduced to a system of integral equations whose solution is constructed by the method of successive approximations. We give the results of numerical studies of the temperature distribution and heat flows from the geometric and thermophysical parameters of the body. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 24, 1993, pp. 19–27.     

Iterative Algorithm for Solution of a Quasistatic Problem of Thermal Contact with Complicated Conditions for Interphase Slippage

We develop a constructive iterative algorithm for solution of a quasivariational system that describes the quasistatic unilateral thermal contact interaction of two anisotropic thermoelastic bodies. For the generalized linear dissipative mechanism of interphase slippage and a nonideal thermal contact in the region of real interaction, this algorithm considers heat generation due to friction in the presence of an adhesive layer. We establish the sufficient conditions for the algorithm to be valid and its convergence rate in the norms of the corresponding functional spaces.     

Existence of a solution for a quasistatic problem of unilateral contact with local friction

The existence result in linear elasticity obtained for the quasistatic problem of unilateral contact with regularized Coulomb friction is extented to a local friction problem. After discretizing the implicit variational inequality with respect to time, we have to solve a sequence of variational inequalities similar to the one of the static problem. If the friction coefficient is small enough, we show the existence of the incremental solution. We construct a suitable sequence of functions converging towards a quasistatic solution of the problem.     

Instability of thermoelastic interaction between a half-space and a rigid base through a thin liquid layer

We investigate the instability of thermoelastic interaction between elastic and rigid half-spaces through a liquid interlayer under the conditions of heat transfer across the interfaces. Due to the small thickness of the liquid layer, its influence on the temperature field is taken into account by the thermal resistance of the contact between the bodies, which depends on the normal displacement of the boundary of the elastic body. The pressure inside the liquid is equal to the external pressure applied to the bodies. We determined the critical value of the external heat flow for which the instability becomes possible in such a system and studied the dependence of this value on the parameters of the elastic half-space, the thickness of the liquid layer, and its thermal conduction. Institute of Mathematics, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. Translated from Matematychni Metody ta Fizyko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 76–82, April–June, 1998.     

Analysis of contact stresses in structural joints of composite shell with steel banding

Based on the generalized Timoshenko-type shell theory, a numerical-analytical procedure for determining contact stresses from the interaction between a cylindrical composite shell and rigid bandings is proposed. Specific cases of loading and contact interaction (ideal contact through an adhesive interlayer) are considered. The contact problems are reduced to the solution of a Fredholm integral equation of the second-kind. A calculation analysis is performed. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 109–120, January–February, 2000.     

Stress distribution in a transversely isotropic body with a thermally insulating parabolic crack subjected to a uniform heat flux

An explicit static thermoelastic solution is constructed for an infinite transversely isotropic body containing a thermally insulating parabolic crack in the plane of isotropy. The surface of the crack is free of stress. A uniform thermal flux is incident on the crack perpendicular to its surface. Formulas are obtained for the stress intensity factors near the tip of the crack. Institute of Mechanics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev; Catholic University, Portugal. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 30, pp. 54–66, 1999.