Hertzian line contact
Body 1
Body 2
Young's modulus E
GPa
GPa
Poisson's ratio
v
Radius R (enter R=0 for a plain surface)
10
-3
m
10
-3
m
Contact load F/L prescribed
10
3
N/m
Effective Young's modulus E'
GPa
Effective contact radius R'
10
-3
m
Semi contact width b
10
-3
m
Mean contact pressure p
m
GPa
Maximum contact pressure p
max
GPa
Contact pressure p
max
prescribed
(p
max
=4/π p
m
)
GPa
Effective Young's modulus E'
GPa
Effecive contact radius R'
10
-3
m
Semi contact width b
10
-3
m
Mean contact pressure p
m
GPa
Contact load F/L
10
3
N/m
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