On the formulation and investigation of a spatial contact problem for elastic bodies under mixed friction conditions (Q1057125)

A spatial contact problem is formulated and investigated for rough elastic bodies which touch each other under mixed friction conditions: the elastic bodies are separated in one part of the contact domain by a layer of viscous incompressible liquid (lubricant), while in the other they are in direct contact (such conditions are characteristic for roller bearings, gear transmissions, etc.). The problem is reduced to a system of nonlinear integro-differential and integral equations and inequalities in the contact domain, part of the external boundary, and a number of inner boundaries that are unknown in advance, but separate the lubricated and unlubricated zones.