The Westergaard method of plane elastic analysis is used to obtain an exact solution to the problem of an elastic roller crossing a gap, intended to represent a scratch, on a rigid half-space.
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Johnson, K. L., 1985, Contact Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
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Westergaard
H. M.
1939
, “Bearing Pressures and Cracks
,” ASME JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS
, Vol. 6
, pp. A49–A53
A49–A53
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