Abstract: Similarly to elasticity, it is useful to classify contacts between viscoelastic bodies by comparing the regions of contact in the loaded and load-free states. General properties are obtained for ...

Abstract: It is known that oscillatory singularities appear in problems involving interface cracks that are assumed to have open tips. An unsatisfactory aspect of the oscillatory singularities is that ...

Abstract: The interface crack in a tension field was reconsidered in a recent paper, and the unrealistic oscillatory singularities were eliminated by assuming small frictionless contact zones near the ...

Abstract: The paper treats an elasticity problem with friction that can be solved in closed form. It involves an unbounded solid with a semi-infinite cut. The solid is compressed in a direction ...

Abstract: A bonded interface between two solids which have an appropriate mismatch in their mechanical properties can support Stoneley waves. The question investigated is whether an unbonded interface, ...

Abstract: This paper examines the case of unloading with strong friction, and also treats reloading of the unbounded solid with a semi-infinite cut. The solid is compressed uniformly normal to the cut, ...

Abstract: The effect of separation on the reflection and refraction of elastic waves by a unilateral interface was investigated before. It was found that no bounded solutions exist in a certain range ...

Abstract: The paper investigates possible interface waves between two solids in presence of separation and frictional slip and examines the effect of the waves on the sliding motion of the bodies. It ...

Abstract: A dilemma arising from the conventional boundary conditions for thermoelastic contact was observed by Barber in treating the indentation of an elastic half space by a rigid sphere. If the ...