Closed-Form Equations for Contact Force and Moment in Elastic Contact of Rough Surfaces

It is reasonable to expect that, when two nominally flat rough surfaces are brought into contact by an applied resultant force, they must support, in addition to the compressive load, an induced moment. The existence of a net applied moment would imply noneven distribution of contact force so that t...

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Main Authors: Ali Sepehri, Kambiz Farhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/739562
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description It is reasonable to expect that, when two nominally flat rough surfaces are brought into contact by an applied resultant force, they must support, in addition to the compressive load, an induced moment. The existence of a net applied moment would imply noneven distribution of contact force so that there are more asperities in contact over one region of the nominal area. In this paper, we consider the contact between two rectangular rough surfaces that provide normal and tangential contact force as well as contact moment to counteract the net moment imposed by the applied forces. The surfaces are permitted to develop slight angular misalignment, and thereby contact moment is derived. Through this scheme, it is possible to also define elastic contribution to friction since the half-plane tangential contact force on one side of an asperity is no longer balanced by the half-plane tangential force component on the opposite side. The elastic friction force, however, is shown to be of a much smaller order than the contact normal force. Approximate closed-form equations are found for contact force and moment for the contact of rough surfaces.
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spelling doaj-art-1d9a64fd198a447297157109c8ea81ff2025-08-20T02:01:39ZengWileyModelling and Simulation in Engineering1687-55911687-56052011-01-01201110.1155/2011/739562739562Closed-Form Equations for Contact Force and Moment in Elastic Contact of Rough SurfacesAli Sepehri0Kambiz Farhang1Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, USAIt is reasonable to expect that, when two nominally flat rough surfaces are brought into contact by an applied resultant force, they must support, in addition to the compressive load, an induced moment. The existence of a net applied moment would imply noneven distribution of contact force so that there are more asperities in contact over one region of the nominal area. In this paper, we consider the contact between two rectangular rough surfaces that provide normal and tangential contact force as well as contact moment to counteract the net moment imposed by the applied forces. The surfaces are permitted to develop slight angular misalignment, and thereby contact moment is derived. Through this scheme, it is possible to also define elastic contribution to friction since the half-plane tangential contact force on one side of an asperity is no longer balanced by the half-plane tangential force component on the opposite side. The elastic friction force, however, is shown to be of a much smaller order than the contact normal force. Approximate closed-form equations are found for contact force and moment for the contact of rough surfaces.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/739562
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Closed-Form Equations for Contact Force and Moment in Elastic Contact of Rough Surfaces
Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
title Closed-Form Equations for Contact Force and Moment in Elastic Contact of Rough Surfaces
title_full Closed-Form Equations for Contact Force and Moment in Elastic Contact of Rough Surfaces
title_fullStr Closed-Form Equations for Contact Force and Moment in Elastic Contact of Rough Surfaces
title_full_unstemmed Closed-Form Equations for Contact Force and Moment in Elastic Contact of Rough Surfaces
title_short Closed-Form Equations for Contact Force and Moment in Elastic Contact of Rough Surfaces
title_sort closed form equations for contact force and moment in elastic contact of rough surfaces
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