Author(s)

B. Zastrau, U. Nackenhorst & J. Jarewski

Abstract

On the Computation of Elastic—Elastic Rolling Contact using Adaptive Finite Element Techniques B. Zastrau^, U. Nackenhorst*, J. Jarewski^ ^Institute of Mechanics and Informatics, Technical University Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany EMail: zastrau@rcs. urz. tu-dresden. de ^Institute of Mechanics, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, D-22039 Hamburg, Germany EMail: Udo.Nackenhorst@unibw-hamburg. de Abstract The computation of the stress and strain of a rolling wheel on the rail requires the thorough analysis of the contact condition including slip. Prom the physical point of view it is important to use an appropriate description of the surface roughness and to take account of the rolling condition because this differs significantly from static contact. As a first approach a two dimensional model of a wheel running with constant velocity over an infinite elastic strip is investigated. Because of the necessity to use a dense mesh in the contact

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