A note on JKR and DMT theories of contact on a transversely isotropic half-space

Ludovic Espinasse, Leon Keer*, Feodor Borodich, Hualong Yu, Q. Jane Wang

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Abstract

In this paper the adhesive contact problem for transversely isotropic materials is discussed. A spherical contact on transversely isotropic, adhesive half-space is studied. Solving an equivalent external circular crack problem in a transversely isotropic body, the modified JKR and DMT theories are developed. The results show that the modified JKR and DMT contact theories for transversely isotropic materials have same form as JKR and DMT expressions for isotropic materials, except for the elastic constant K in the formula, which has a different expression for different materials.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)477-480
Number of pages4
JournalMechanics of Materials
Volume42
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2010

Funding

Thanks are due to the Royal Society for funding the visit of L.M.K. to the University of Cardiff, during which the above work was initiated. F.M.B. and L.M.K. are grateful to the Leverhulme Trust for funding the International Network ADHESINT that enables them to continue their collaboration.

Keywords

  • Adhesion
  • DMT
  • JKR
  • Transversely isotropic half-space

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials

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