CONTACT STRESSES: SPHERE ON A SPHERE

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INPUT   DATA

Title  

Diameter of sphere #1, d1 m

    

Diameter of sphere #2, d2 m
Modulus of elasticity of sphere #1, E1   109N/m2 
Poisson's ratio of sphere #1, υ1    
Modulus of elasticity of sphere #2, E2   109N/m2 
Poisson's ratio of sphere #2, υ2    
Force applied, F N 

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RESULTS

VARIABLES   Values   Units
 ♦ Radius of area of contact, a   2884.2604 10-6m 
 ♦ Max contact Pressure, pmax   516.5531 106N/m2 
 ♦ Relative displacement, δ   49.9117 10-6m 
 ♦ Normalized shear stress in sphere#1, τmax,1   0.3031 pmax 
 ♦ τ max,1 acting at normalized distance   0.5 a 
 ♦ Normalized shear stress in sphere#2, τmax,2   0.3098 pmax 
 ♦ τmax,2 acting at normalized distance   0.5 a 

Principal Stress Distributions In Sphere #1




Principal Stress Distributions In Sphere #2




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