Solution of contact problems for layered elastic solids generally requires the use of numerical methods. Recently, the fast Fourier transform (FFT) technique has been applied to such contacts. While very fast, FFT is strictly applicable only to periodic contact problems. When it is applied to essentially non-periodic contacts, an error is introduced in the numerical solution. A new method that overcomes the limitation of the “straightforward” FFT approach for solving non-periodic layered contact problems is introduced in the present article. A special correction procedure based on the multi-level multi-summation technique is used to compensate the FFT results for the periodicity error. The use of a robust iteration scheme based on the conjugate gradient method ensures that the new method is applicable to contact problems involving real rough surfaces. Numerical examples demonstrate that the new method is both accurate and fast. [S0742-4787(00)00501-4]
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A Fast and Accurate Method for Numerical Analysis of Elastic Layered Contacts
I. A. Polonsky,
I. A. Polonsky
Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3109
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L. M. Keer, Fellow ASME
L. M. Keer, Fellow ASME
Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3109
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I. A. Polonsky
Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3109
L. M. Keer, Fellow ASME
Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3109
Contributed by the Tribology Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS and presented at the STLE/ASME Tribology Conference, Orlando, Fl, October 10–13, 1999. Manuscript received by the Tribology Division December 8, 1998; revised manuscript received March 17, 1999. Paper No. 99-Trib-3. Associate Technical Editor: J. A. Williams.
J. Tribol. Jan 2000, 122(1): 30-35 (6 pages)
Published Online: March 17, 1999
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December 8, 1998
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March 17, 1999
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Polonsky , I. A., and Keer , L. M. (March 17, 1999). "A Fast and Accurate Method for Numerical Analysis of Elastic Layered Contacts ." ASME. J. Tribol. January 2000; 122(1): 30–35. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.555323
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