The Unilateral Discrete Contact Problem for a Functionally Graded Elastic Strip

Abstract

The problem is considered for the indentation of a functionally graded strip by a rigid punch of finite dimension with a surface microrelief. Boundary variational formulations of the problem are given using the Poincaré–Steklov operator that maps contact stresses to displacements. To approximate this operator, the discrete Fourier transform is applied. A variational formulation of a boundary value problem for transforms of displacements is used to calculate a transfer function. Some regularities of contact interaction are established.