Modeling of elastic finite-length space rolling-sliding contact problem

Abstract This paper presents a semi-analytical method (SAM) to solve sliding finite-length space contact problem with consideration of the effect of free end surface. The equation set based on the overlapping concept is analytically solved with tangential load considered and the explicit expressions for equivalent mirrored loads are obtained. Conjugate gradient method (CGM) is adopted to solve the pressure distribution and Fast Fourier transform (FFT) is used to speed up stress related calculation. The model is verified by FEM and shows a high conformity. Different line contact situations are discussed to explore the effect of free end surfaces.