A discrete element approach to evaluate stresses due to line loading on an elastic half-space

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 513-529

  Raje, Nihar ^a   Sadeghi, Farshid ^a   Rateick Jr , Richard G ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONEYWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing materials; Contact stresses; Discrete element method; Elastic half space; Line contact; Rolling element bearings

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FORCE MEASUREMENT; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BEARING MATERIALS; CONTACT STRESSES; ELASTIC HALF-SPACE; LINE CONTACT; ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS;

STRUCTURAL LOADS;

EID: 34250862299     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-006-0120-3     Document Type: Article

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