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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 55
ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper XI.2

The Solution of Contact Problems and Fitting Machine Parts with the Aid of the Contact Integral Equations

Z. Smetana

Department of Military Vehicles, Military College, Vyskov, Czech Republic

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
Z. Smetana, "The Solution of Contact Problems and Fitting Machine Parts with the Aid of the Contact Integral Equations", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Advances in Computational Structural Mechanics", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 243-251, 1998. doi:10.4203/ccp.55.11.2
Abstract
The paper deals with a general and highly effective method for the solution of contact problems with one-side constraint, which are necessary particularly for the calculation of machine parts fitting in engineering. This method belongs to the group of methods for solving boundary value problems. Both the finite element method (FEM) and the boundary element method (BEM) are included amongst these methods. The substance of the method presented consists of setting up and solving numerically the boundary integral equations of contact. The great advantage of this method is that it involves the effect of macro-un- evenness and waviness on the contact surface. From this it follows that the interface is in general comprised of alternating contact and gap regions, and the system being solved is subject to nonlinear physical constraints. The numerical procedure consists in using the BEM in the numerical sense only.

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