Multiple-zone sliding contact with friction on an anisotropic thermoelastic half-space (Q2455489)

The paper studies a class of multiple-zone sliding contact problems. In particular, the problem involves a rigid die that slides on a two-dimensional half-space at constant speed below the speed of Rayleigh waves. The half-space responds as a linear, homogeneous, thermoelastic transversely isotropic solid. In order to reduce the problem to a set of integral equations, an exact integral-transform solution is derived for an auxiliary problem. This problem involves only tractions specified on \(n>1\) translating surface zones. An exact general solution is obtained, and detailed calculations are presented for illustration for the case \(n=2\) and the hexagonal material zinc at room temperature. The results show effects of sliding speed, friction and die force system on contact zone size and thermal response.