Shakedown limits for an oscillating,elastic rolling contact with Coulomb friction

We examine experimentally and theoretically the effect of frictional shakedown of a three-dimensional elastic rolling contact. Small oscillations of the local normal forces lead to incremental sliding processes within the area of contact. Consequently, this causes a macroscopic slip motion of the two contacting bodies. If the oscillation amplitude is sufficiently small, the frictional slip ceases after the first few loading periods and a safe shakedown occurs. Otherwise the slip motion is continued and the contact fails.