Contact Mechanics

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: MECHENG 311 or MECHENG 350. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Hertzian elastic contact; elastic-plastic behavior under repeated loading; shakedown. Friction; transmission of frictional tractions in rolling; fretting; normal and oblique impact. Dynamic loading. Surface durability in rolling. Surface roughness effects. Conduction of heat and electricity across interfaces. Thermal and thermoelastic effects in sliding and static contact.