Computational Methods in Contact Mechanics: International Conference Proceedings 4th

Section 1 - Mechanical Models: Indentation of a functionally graded elastic solid: application of an adhesively bonded plate model; Model of friction for sheet metal forming processes; Surface fatigue crack growth in the contact area of gear teeth flanks; Mode lock-in and friction modelling; Analysis of contact stiffness between metal ground surfaces using thin PET film; Stiffness and deformation of asperities in a rough contact; An analysis of contact stresses and displacements in a plane interference joint loaded by a concentrated force; Analysis of adhesional phenomena between surfaces; Thermomechanical coupling in contact problems; Equal layers in contact with friction; The influence of crack faces interaction model on the results of numerical study of stress intensity factors for the surface breaking cracks in raceway; Contact problems of elastic shells. Section 2 - Numerical Aspects: Large slipping contact algorithm for elastic problems with friction. Interpolation aspects; Cylindrical rigid punch problem in contact with a half plane with an oblique edge crack; Computational method for elastic contact near rigid inclusion; Optimal gear designing influenced by different tribological parameters; Computational analysis of stress field in contact area of gear flanks influenced by EHD-lubrication; Experimental verification of a non-Hertzian contact model; Simulation of hard particle impact on a Ti-6Al-4V substrate coated by a W film produced by magnetron sputtering; Behaviour of plates under contact constraints imposed by elastic foundations; Comparison of different error measures for adaptive finite element techniques applied to contact problems involving large elastic strains; Stress accuracy of parabolic finite elements in contact problems analysis; A note on the algorithmic stabilization of 2D contact analyses; Semi-analytical methods for solving integral equations of elastodynamics; Some application and new schemes of two-dimension BEM for contact problem. Section 3 - Engineering Applications: Soil reinforcement by geotextiles or piles; Force distribution in loaded planar disc systems; A double-acting reusable energy absorber; A finite element model of roughness induced frictional contact; Stress intensity factors for oblique cracks in fretting fatigue; Carrying capacity of hardened raceway; FEM simulations of prosthesis hip joint implants; Evaluation of wear corrosion characteristics of Ti-6Al-4V in quasi-human body environment and improvement of wear corrosion characteristics by gas nitriding; Numerical and experimental evaluation of the real contact area between composite and steel surfaces in sliding contact; The contact mechanics of cellular materials: sealing power of cork stoppers; Contact pressure control in bolted joint connections; Caustic image simulation based on boundary element method; A comparison of two and three dimensional finite element contact analyses of Curvic couplings; Accuracy analysis of an identification method of plastic pads parameters used in machine foundations; Wear prediction of hot working tools; Standardization of fretting fatigue test considering on stress distributions near a contact edge; Investigation of axially compressed frusta as impact energy absorbers; Acoustic location of contact surfaces in geologically layered media; Contact conditions and stresses induced during fretting fatigue; Studies into contact interactions of elastic bodies for improvement of wheels and rails. Section 4 - Mathematical Models: A mixed boundary value problem for an elastic medium containing a disc inclusion at a stiffened plate; Effect of interface thermal resistance on thermal wave phenomena in a two-layer composite media; A new finite element rolling contact algorithm; An analytical solution for adhesion/slip borderline in rolling contact patch under pure spin; Asymptotic behaviour of a thin viscoplastic bonding layer between two elastic adherends; Estimation of the nonlinear mathematical model of the contact joint based on experimental data.