Measurement of Tangential Contact Stiffness in Frictional Contacts: The Effect of Normal Pressure

Abstract:

The tangential contact stiffness of frictional interfaces affects both the vibration response and structural integrity of structures comprising frictional joints. Vibration and structural response of monolithic structures can be predicted very accurately; however, when assemblies of components involve frictional interfaces, additional damping and compliance are present due to these interfaces. These features make it more challenging to predict the vibration characteristics of assemblies with the same degree of accuracy as can be achieved for single components. If these interface properties can be determined, it should then be possible to significantly enhance current models of the vibration of engineering assemblies. Measurements of both force and displacement in the tangential direction are obtained from a series of in-line fretting tests involving flat pads with rounded corners clamped against the flat surface of a specimen which is oscillated by a hydraulic tensile testing machine. In order to measure the local displacement field very close to the contact interface, the digital image correlation (DIC) method is employed. The effect of normal contact pressure on tangential contact stiffness is investigated. Multiple experiments with the same parameters show good repeatability given the number of variables involved.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 70)
• Pages: 321-326
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.70.321
• Online since: August 2011
• Authors: Mehmet E. Kartal, Daniel M. Mulvihill, David Nowell, Dawid A. Hills
• Keywords: Contact Stiffness, Digital Image Correlation (DIC), Fretting Wear, Frictional Contact

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