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International Journal of Solids and Structures 100–101 (2016) 319–331 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Solids and Structures journal homepage: /locate/ijsolstr Partial slip contact of a rigid pin and a linear viscoelastic plate Satish Kumar Dayalan, Narayan K. Sundaram? Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India article info Article history: Received 27 November 2015 Revised 21 August 2016 Available online 4 September 2016 Keywords: Contact Viscoelasticity Friction Integral equation Metal-polymer contact Pin-loaded connection Dissipation abstract This paper analyzes partial slip contact problems in the theory of linear viscoelasticity under a wide variety of loading conditions, including cyclic (fretting) loads, using a semi-analytical method. Such problems arise in applications like metal-polymer contacts in orthopedic implants. By using viscoelastic analogues of Green’s functions, the governing equations for viscoelastic partial-slip contact are formulated as a pair of coupled Singular Integral Equations (SIEs) for a conforming (pin-plate) geometry. The formulation is entirely in the time-domain, avoiding Laplace transforms. Both Coulomb and hysteretic effects are considered, and arbitrary load histories, including bidirectional pin loads and remote plate stresses, are allowed. Moreover, the contact patch is allowed to advance and recede with no restrictions. Viscoelasticity necessitates the application of the stick-zone boundary condition in convolved form, and also introduces additional convolved gap terms in the governing equations, which are not present in the elastic case. Transient as well as steady-state contact tractions are studied under monotonic ramp-hold, unload-reload, cyclic bidirectional (fretting) and remote plate loading for a three-element solid. The contact size, stickzone size, indenter approach, Coulomb energy dissipation and surface hoop stresses are tracked during f