Mechanics of elliptical JKR-type adhesive contact

The classic Johnson Kendall Roberts (JKR) theory describes the short-ranged adhesive contact of elastic bodies, but is only valid for axisymmetric contact. A theory for non-axisymmetric contact, which relies on approximating the contact region as an ellipse, was proposed by Johnson and Greenwood (JG...

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Main Authors: Giudici, A, Vella, D, Griffiths, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024