Mapping of three-dimensional contact problems into one dimension.
We consider a contact problem between two three-dimensional bodies with randomly rough surfaces and show how this problem can be reduced from three to one dimension without loss of essential contact properties. This means a huge reduction of computation time and allows the simulation of multiscale systems to include essentially all of the scales from nanometer to macroscopic in a single model.
Geike
Thomas
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Institute of Mechanics, Technische Universität Berlin, D-10623 Berlin, Germany.
Popov
Valentin L
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