A corrective solution for finding the effects of edge-rounding on complete contact between elastically similar bodies. Part I Contact law and normal contact considerations.pdfVIP

International Journal of Solids and Structures 85–86 (2016) 89–96 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Solids and Structures journal homepage: /locate/ijsolstr A corrective solution for ?nding the effects of edge-rounding on complete contact between elastically similar bodies. Part I: Contact law and normal contact considerations R.M.N. Fleury a,?, D.A. Hills a, J.R. Barber b a Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, OX1 3PJ Oxford, UK b Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125, USA article info Article history: Received 23 July 2015 Revised 3 November 2015 Available online 10 February 2016 Keywords: Frictional contact William’s solution Edge rounding Asymptotic form abstract The solution is found for the contact pressure and contact law when a rounded quarter plane is pressed onto an elastically similar half-plane, for the case when the interfacial coe?cient of friction is su?cient to inhibit all slip away from the contact edge. The far ?eld is speci?ed by stress intensity factors as if the contacting pair were a monolithic wedge of internal angle 270 degrees. The solution found is used to investigate corner rounding for a simple contact between a square block and a half-plane, as an illustration of its use. ? 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction The objective of this work is to derive a local solution to introduce some edge rounding into a complete contact. The intended application is to contact problems such as that shown in Fig. 1a, where an elastic component of arbitrary shape (chosen, here, as a square block of side 2a) including a ?at face is pressed onto a larger body, also having a ?at face, and made from the same material. We restrict consideration to the case where the corners of the contact are right angles although the extension to other cases is straightforward. The loads applied are general in character but must be such as to pre