Abstract: A new method is proposed for the analysis of elastic contact problems for a flat inclined punch of arbitrary planform under the action of a normal noncentrally applied force. The method is ...

Abstract: A general theorem is established which relates the resulting forces, acting on a set of arbitrary punches, with their generalized displacements through a system of linear algebraic equations. ...

Abstract: The problem of a smooth circular punch penetrating a transversely isotropic elastic half space and interacting with an arbitrarily located tangential concentrated load is considered. For the first ...

Abstract: A general formulation is given for the first time to the title problem. The method is based on the new results in potential theory obtained by the author earlier. The problem is reduced to ...

Abstract: A solution is called complete when the explicit expressions are derived for the field of displacements as well as stresses in an elastic body. A new method is proposed here which allows us ...

Abstract: This article is designed to be a step in creation of the “contact and crack calculus.” This term is introduced to denote a mathematical description of the infinitesimal variations in the elastic fields due to infinitesimal ...

Abstract: The following problem is considered: A penny-shaped crack is located in the plane

Abstract: A complete solution is given for the first time to the problem of an inclined circular punch bonded to a transversely isotropic elastic half‐space. Explicit expressions are derived for the field of stresses and displacements ...

Abstract: Galin derived an expression for the pressure produced under a rigid circular punch by the application of a concentrated load at another point of the half space. This result is used to derive ...