Viscoelastic Contact of Rough Surfaces in Relative Normal and Sliding Motion

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Sepehri ◽  
Kambiz Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Contact Force ◽  
Tangential Force ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Tangential Velocity ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
Sliding Motion ◽  
Force Velocity ◽  
Force Components ◽  
Viscoelastic Contact ◽  
Approximate Equations

Mathematical formulae are derived for normal and tangential components of the contact force that depend not only on the proximity of the two surfaces but also the rate of approach and relative sliding. The development of the contact model is based on the asperity shoulder-shoulder contact leading to slanted asperity contact force. Thus an asperity force contains both normal and tangential components. Three dimensional consideration of asperity contact force yields directionally dependence of both the normal and tangential force components. A previously reported statistical approach is employed in which the dependence of the asperity normal and tangential contact force components on relative tangential velocity of two asperities are cast as corrective factors in the mathematical description of normal and tangential force components. The two corrective coefficients are the force directionality corrective coefficient and the force-velocity directionality corrective coefficient. Approximate equations are found for each of the normal and half-plane tangential force components that achieve accuracy within five (5) percent error.

An Extension of CEB Elastic-Plastic Contact Model

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sepehri ◽  
K. Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Contact Force ◽  
Tangential Force ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Tangential Direction ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
Force Component ◽  
Normal Contact ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Force Components ◽  
Plastic Parts

Three dimensional elastic-plastic contact of two nominally flat rough surfaces is by developing the equations governing the shoulder-shoulder contact of asperities based on the Chang, Etsion and Bogy (CEB) model of contact in which volume conservation is assumed in the plastic flow regime. Shoulder-shoulder asperity contact yields a slanted contact force consisting of both tangential (parallel to mean plane) and normal components. Each force component comprises elastic and elastic-plastic parts. Statistical summation of normal force components leads to the derivation of the normal contact force for the elastic-plastic contact akin to the CEB model. Half-plane tangential force due to elastic-plastic contact is derived through the statistical summation of tangential force component along an arbitrary tangential direction.

Contact of Rough Surfaces: Combined Elastic and Rate-Dependent Effects

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Sepehri ◽  
Kambiz Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Half Plane ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Tangential Force ◽  
Approximation Error ◽  
Tangential Velocity ◽  
Contact Forces ◽  
Tangential Contact ◽  
Force Components ◽  
Approximate Equations

Approximate closed form equations are found for normal and tangential contact forces of rough surfaces in dry friction. Using a viscoelastic asperity behavior, mathematical formulae are derived for normal and tangential components of the contact force that depend not only on the separation of the two surfaces but also the rate of approach and relative sliding. The tangential force over a half-plane, corresponding to the moving direction, is found accounting for the directionality of the tangential component of asperity forces. A statistical approach is forwarded in which dependence of the asperity normal and tangential contact force on relative tangential velocity of two asperities can presented as corrective factors in the mathematical description of normal and tangential force components. These are force directionality corrective coefficient and force-velocity directionality corrective coefficient. Two sets of approximate equations are found for each of the normal and half-plane tangential force components. The simplest forms of the approximate equations achieve accuracy to within five (5) percent error, while other forms yield approximation error within 0.2 percent.

Loading and Unloading Processes in Elastic-Plastic Contact of a Rough Surface With a Flat

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Sepehri ◽  
Kambiz Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Contact Force ◽  
Tangential Force ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Tangential Direction ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
Force Component ◽  
Normal Contact ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Force Components ◽  
Plastic Parts

Three dimensional elastic-plastic contact of two nominally flat rough surfaces is considered. Equations governing the shoulder-shoulder contact of asperities are derived based on the Chang, Etsion and Bogy (CEB) model of contact in which volume conservation is assumed in the plastic flow regime. Shoulder-shoulder asperity contact yields a slanted contact force consisting of both tangential (parallel to mean plane) and normal components. Each force component comprises elastic and elastic-plastic parts. Statistical summation of normal force components leads to the derivation of the normal contact force for the elastic-plastic contact akin to the CEB model. Half-plane tangential force due to elastic-plastic contact is derived through the statistical summation of tangential force component along an arbitrary tangential direction.

Closed-Form Equations for Three Dimensional Elastic-Plastic Contact of Nominally Flat Rough Surfaces

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Sepehri ◽  
Kambiz Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Closed Form ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Tangential Force ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Tangential Direction ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
Force Component ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Functional Forms

Approximate closed-form equations governing the shoulder-shoulder contact of asperities are derived based on a generalization by Chang, Etsion, and Bogy. The work entails the consideration of asperity shoulder-shoulder contact in which the volume conservation is assumed in the plastic flow regime. Shoulder-shoulder asperity contact gives rise to a slanted contact force comprising tangential and normal components. Each force component comprises elastic and plastic terms, which upon statistical summation yields the force component for the elastic and plastic forces for the contact of two rough surfaces. Half-plane tangential force due to elastic-plastic contact is derived through the statistical summation of tangential force component along an arbitrary tangential direction. Two sets of equations are found. In the first set of equations the functional forms are simpler and provide approximation of contact force to within 9%. The second set is enhanced equations derived from the first set of approximate equations that achieve an accuracy of within 0.2%.

Three Dimensional Elastic-Plastic Contact of Nominally Flat Rough Surfaces: Approximate Closed-Form Equations

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sepehri ◽  
K. Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Closed Form ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Tangential Force ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Tangential Direction ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
Force Component ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Form Closure

Approximate closed-form (closure) equations governing the shoulder-shoulder contact of asperities are derived based on a generalization of Chang, Etsion and Bogy (CEB). The work entails the consideration of asperity shoulder-shoulder contact in which volume conservation is assumed in the plastic flow regime. Shoulder-shoulder asperity contact gives rise to a slanted contact force comprising tangential and normal components. Each force component comprises elastic and elastic-plastic terms, which upon statistical summation yields the force component for the elastic and elastic-plastic force for the contact of two rough surfaces. Half-plane tangential force due to elastic-plastic contact is derived through the statistical summation of tangential force component along an arbitrary tangential direction. Two sets of closure equations are found. In the first set of equations the functional forms are simpler and provide approximation of contact force to within nine percent (9%). The second set of closure equations are closed form equations of more complicated form but with accuracy to within 0.2 percent (0.2%).

Combined Force and Moment in a Three Dimensional Model of Elastic Contact of Nominally Flat Rough Surfaces

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sepehri ◽  
K. Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Half Plane ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Tangential Force ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Tangential Contact ◽  
Applied Forces ◽  
Approximate Equations

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 as functions of separation, asperity radius of curvature sum, mean plane slope and nominal contact dimension. The approximate equations are shown to give error within seven percent.

A Kinetic Friction Model for Viscoelastic Contact of Nominally Flat Rough Surfaces

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 684-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Farhang ◽  
A. Lim
Keyword(s):  
Contact Force ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Tangential Force ◽  
Tangential Velocity ◽  
Surface Profile ◽  
Friction Model ◽  
Contact Forces ◽  
Profile Measurement ◽  
Tangential Contact ◽  
Force Velocity

Approximate closed-form equations are derived for normal and tangential contact forces of rough surfaces in dry friction. Using an extension of the Greenwood and Tripp (1970, Proc, Inst. Mech. Eng., 185, pp. 625–633) model, in which the derivations permit asperity shoulder-to-shoulder contact and viscoelastic asperity behavior, mathematical formulae are derived for normal and tangential components of the contact force that depend not only on the proximity of the two surfaces but also the rate of approach and relative sliding. A statistical approach is forwarded in which dependence of the asperity tangential contact force on relative tangential velocity of two asperities can be cast as corrective factors in the mathematical description of tangential force. In this regard two corrective coefficients are derived: force directionality corrective coefficient and force–velocity directionality corrective coefficient. The results show that for a moderate to high load ranges the contact force can be analytically described to within 20% accuracy of that from a numerical integration of the contact equations, well below the uncertainties due to surface profile measurement.

scholarly journals A Finite Element-Based Elastic-Plastic Model for the Contact of Rough Surfaces

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Sepehri ◽  
Kambiz Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Constitutive Relations ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Tangential Component ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Force Components

Three-dimensional elastic-plastic contact of two nominally flat rough surfaces is considered. Equations governing the shoulder-shoulder contact of asperities are derived based on the asperity constitutive relations from a finite element model of the elastic-plastic interaction proposed by Kogut and Etsion (2002), in which asperity scale constitutive relations are derived using piecewise approximate functions. An analytical fusion technique is developed to combine the piecewise asperity level constitutive relations. Shoulder-shoulder asperity contact yields a slanted contact force consisting of two components, one in the normal direction and a half-plane tangential component. Statistical summation of the asperity level contact force components and asperity level contact area results in the total contact force and total contact area formulae between two rough surfaces. Approximate equations are developed in closed form for contact force components and contact area.

Unloading Process in Elastic-Plastic Contact of a Rough Surface With a Flat

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sepehri ◽  
K. Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Rough Surface ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Integral Form ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
Approximate Equations

Three dimensional elastic-plastic contact of a nominally flat rough surface and a flat is considered. The asperity level Finite Element based constitutive equations relating contact force and real contact area to the interference is used. The statistical summation of asperity interaction during unloading phase is derived in integral form. Approximate equations are found that describe in closed form contact load as a function of mean plane separation during unloading. The approximate equations provide accuracy to within 6 percent for the unload phase of the contact force.

Moment and Friction Force in Three Dimensional Elastic Contact of Two Rectangular Rough Surfaces

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sepehri ◽  
K. Farhang
Keyword(s):  
Friction Force ◽  
Half Plane ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Tangential Force ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Compressive Load ◽  
Angular Misalignment ◽  
Tangential Contact ◽  
Applied Forces

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 non-even 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 through this 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.

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